Shea

Given to 21,102 US babies since 1950

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#1150

recorded as girls

38 since 2024

#1547

recorded as boys

53 since 2024

Babies in 2025

312

girls 201 · boys 111

Peak year

2005

348 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

21,102

since 1950

Born a Shea? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Shea was most popular in 2005, when 348 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.19 per 1,000). In 2025, 201 babies were named Shea, ranking #1150 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	201	1150	111	1547
2024	201	1188	120	1494
2023	247	1024	144	1323
2022	245	1043	124	1457
2021	242	1042	138	1339
2020	207	1145	112	1503
2019	205	1164	124	1413
2018	195	1210	117	1478
2017	184	1282	127	1384
2016	234	1098	102	1599
2015	191	1275	100	1599
2014	206	1186	106	1514
2013	197	1220	105	1528
2012	171	1364	127	1336
2011	172	1345	148	1193
2010	199	1218	123	1372
2009	252	1032	159	1148
2008	278	962	133	1303
2007	293	923	167	1092
2006	296	897	189	980
2005	348	763	183	953
2004	329	784	195	888
2003	318	778	205	845
2002	294	796	221	781
2001	327	734	187	858
2000	321	723	163	932
1999	281	784	152	951
1998	315	702	137	999
1997	309	698	180	814
1996	286	737	155	882
1995	260	773	187	783
1994	287	724	197	745
1993	243	821	170	810
1992	272	765	178	783
1991	266	773	181	759
1990	228	863	221	681
1989	231	822	218	676
1988	253	740	245	598
1987	229	775	261	562
1986	206	815	280	529
1985	193	842	234	573
1984	179	855	257	538
1983	119	1127	106	848
1982	132	1079	108	853
1981	136	1050	105	865
1980	154	959	115	819
1979	151	959	95	895
1978	130	1046	102	847
1977	118	1097	93	875
1976	112	1086	103	825
1975	118	1022	110	792
1974	155	847	102	793
1973	127	947	92	829
1972	125	967	70	968
1971	127	988	64	1014
1970	114	1069	71	951
1969	79	1259	45	1168
1968	42	1834	44	1131
1967	43	1751	23	1609
1966	36	1916	15	2043
1965	21	2684	14	2178
1964	25	2475	9	2854
1963	9	4539	11	2539
1962	11	4011	11	2504
1961	13	3608	11	2538
1960	13	3512	10	2685
1959	11	3827	13	2295
1958	8	4520	<5	—
1957	9	4202	7	3257
1956	8	4467	<5	—
1955	8	4376	<5	—
1954	<5	—	5	3827
1953	6	5040	<5	—
1952	<5	—	<5	—
1951	7	4385	<5	—
1950	7	4315	<5	—