Spellings
Shea or Shay?
In the US in 2025, 54% of babies in this name family were spelled Shea and 46% Shay. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Shea54% of the family312 born in 2025#1,150 among girls+5% since 2015Shay46% of the family261 born in 2025#1,225 among girls+7% since 2015
Ten years ago
Shea already led in 2015, with 53% of the family's births; it has 52% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 363 to 385 births (+6%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shea | 191 | 201 | +5% |
| Shay | 172 | 184 | +7% |
How they sound
- Shea /ʃeɪ/ (SHAY)
- Shay /ˈʃeɪ/ (SHAY)
In France
In France in 2025: Shay 10 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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