Fun Facts About the Name Shae
- More than 7 thousand babies named Shae: U.S. records list 7,693 babies given the name Shae from 1880 through 2025. Of these, 1,629 boys received the name Shae - about 1 boy for every 4 girls.
What Does the Name Shae Mean?
Shae is a variant spelling of Shea or Shay, a name of Irish origin. It comes from the Gaelic personal name Séaghdha, which is derived from Old Irish ségda, meaning "stately" or "majestic." The surname Ó Séaghdha means "descendant of Séaghdha" and was anglicized as O'Shea and Shea. Shae is a later English-language respelling of that surname-derived name. The literal sense of the Irish word is "stately" or "majestic." The similar Hebrew name Shai, meaning "gift," is a separate name with a different origin.
Shae Name History & Origins
The name Shae is a modern spelling variant of Shea, which comes from the Irish surname Ó Séaghdha. That surname belongs to a Gaelic Irish family associated with County Kerry. In Irish, Ó Séaghdha means "descendant of Séaghdha," and the personal name Séaghdha is an old Irish name. During the anglicization of Irish names, Ó Séaghdha became O'Shea and Shea. The given name Shea was later taken from the surname, and Shae is one of several respellings, along with Shay. In English-speaking countries, Shae is now used as a given name. The name also appears as a character in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and its television adaptation Game of Thrones; this is a modern literary use, not the origin of the name.
How Popular is the Name Shae?
Shae recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1998. Its best rank was #922 in 1998.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,061 | 92 | 0.0057% |
| 2024 | #2,163 | 88 | 0.0055% |
| 2023 | #1,733 | 119 | 0.0074% |
| 2022 | #1,989 | 99 | 0.0060% |
| 2021 | #1,766 | 116 | 0.0071% |
| 2020 | #2,048 | 91 | 0.0056% |
| 2019 | #2,029 | 95 | 0.0057% |
| 2018 | #1,864 | 109 | 0.0064% |
| 2017 | #2,351 | 78 | 0.0045% |
| 2016 | #2,013 | 99 | 0.0056% |
| 2015 | #1,664 | 129 | 0.0072% |
| 2014 | #1,992 | 100 | 0.0056% |
| 2013 | #1,631 | 132 | 0.0075% |
| 2012 | #2,334 | 81 | 0.0046% |
| 2011 | #2,389 | 78 | 0.0044% |
| 2010 | #2,150 | 92 | 0.0052% |
| 2009 | #1,857 | 115 | 0.0063% |
| 2008 | #1,876 | 114 | 0.0060% |
| 2007 | #1,664 | 134 | 0.0070% |
| 2006 | #1,478 | 150 | 0.0079% |
| 2005 | #1,530 | 135 | 0.0073% |
| 2004 | #1,238 | 177 | 0.0096% |
| 2003 | #1,381 | 146 | 0.0080% |
| 2002 | #1,263 | 157 | 0.0087% |
| 2001 | #1,294 | 150 | 0.0083% |
| 2000 | #1,165 | 173 | 0.0095% |
| 1999 | #1,010 | 203 | 0.0114% |
| 1998 | #922 | 227 | 0.0128% |
| 1997 | #1,016 | 190 | 0.0109% |
| 1996 | #1,019 | 184 | 0.0105% |
| 1995 | #1,029 | 178 | 0.0101% |
| 1994 | #1,090 | 166 | 0.0093% |
| 1993 | #1,043 | 177 | 0.0098% |
| 1992 | #1,401 | 118 | 0.0064% |
| 1991 | #1,232 | 139 | 0.0074% |
| 1990 | #1,562 | 98 | 0.0052% |
| 1989 | #1,238 | 129 | 0.0070% |
| 1988 | #1,365 | 105 | 0.0059% |
| 1987 | #1,325 | 104 | 0.0060% |
| 1986 | #1,614 | 74 | 0.0043% |
| 1985 | #2,131 | 50 | 0.0029% |
| 1984 | #2,043 | 50 | 0.0030% |
| 1983 | #1,988 | 52 | 0.0031% |
| 1982 | #1,848 | 59 | 0.0035% |
| 1981 | #1,783 | 63 | 0.0038% |
| 1980 | #2,120 | 49 | 0.0030% |
| 1979 | #1,946 | 54 | 0.0034% |
| 1978 | #2,041 | 47 | 0.0031% |
| 1977 | #2,052 | 47 | 0.0031% |
| 1976 | #1,744 | 55 | 0.0038% |
| 1975 | #1,868 | 49 | 0.0034% |
| 1974 | #1,874 | 47 | 0.0032% |
| 1973 | #1,727 | 52 | 0.0036% |
| 1972 | #2,265 | 34 | 0.0022% |
| 1971 | #1,930 | 45 | 0.0027% |
| 1970 | #1,982 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 1969 | #3,176 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1968 | #3,428 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1967 | #3,615 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1966 | #4,160 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1965 | #4,149 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #4,937 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #5,783 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #3,970 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1961 | #7,376 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1959 | #5,477 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #6,277 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #3,456 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,120 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #4,527 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2023 | #4,194 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2022 | #4,167 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2021 | #4,601 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2020 | #5,930 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #6,715 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #5,503 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #6,024 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #6,296 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #5,944 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #5,030 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2013 | #4,590 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2012 | #5,447 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #3,968 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2010 | #5,003 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #4,140 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2008 | #3,477 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 2007 | #3,236 | 35 | 0.0017% |
| 2006 | #2,344 | 54 | 0.0026% |
| 2005 | #2,797 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 2004 | #2,832 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 2003 | #2,202 | 50 | 0.0025% |
| 2002 | #2,674 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2001 | #2,979 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2000 | #2,170 | 47 | 0.0024% |
| 1999 | #1,848 | 54 | 0.0028% |
| 1998 | #1,953 | 50 | 0.0026% |
| 1997 | #1,691 | 59 | 0.0031% |
| 1996 | #1,813 | 51 | 0.0027% |
| 1995 | #1,586 | 59 | 0.0031% |
| 1994 | #1,818 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 1993 | #1,552 | 59 | 0.0030% |
| 1992 | #1,565 | 57 | 0.0029% |
| 1991 | #1,610 | 53 | 0.0026% |
| 1990 | #1,334 | 70 | 0.0034% |
| 1989 | #1,986 | 37 | 0.0018% |
| 1988 | #1,615 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 1987 | #1,827 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 1986 | #1,912 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1985 | #2,416 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1984 | #2,800 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1983 | #4,093 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #5,525 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #4,889 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #2,936 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1979 | #3,323 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1978 | #2,902 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1977 | #2,195 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1976 | #2,931 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1975 | #2,523 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1974 | #3,093 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1973 | #2,200 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1972 | #2,518 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #4,315 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #2,865 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #3,884 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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