How Many People Are Named Shiya?
An estimated 251 people in the United States have the first name Shiya. It is used for both genders, with 81.1% female. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Shiya peaked in popularity in 2015 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shiya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shiya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
251
About 1 in 1,365,555 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
81.1% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2015
25 births
Total Registered
254
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shiya
Shiya is predominantly female (81.1%), though 48 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Shiya as a male name
Ranked #10,607 in 2021
7 male births in 2021
Peak: 2008 (9 births)
Shiya as a female name
Ranked #17,278 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (16 births)
Shiya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shiya span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 111 babies were registered. Shiya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shiya by Decade
How has Shiya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shiya by State
Shiya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shiya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shiya
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Shiya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shiya?
We estimate approximately 251 people named Shiya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,365,555 Americans share this first name.
Is Shiya a common name?
Shiya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 254 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shiya most popular?
Shiya reached peak popularity in 2015, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shiya is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shiya a female name?
Shiya is predominantly female. 81.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shiya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shiya Smith, Shiya Johnson, Shiya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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