Shy
Rank in 2025
#11,932
recorded as girls
No rank in 2024 to compare: —
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recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
7
girls 7
Peak year
1997
32 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
478
since 1973
Born a Shy? 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
Shy was most popular in 1997, when 32 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.02 per 1,000). In 2025, 7 babies were named Shy, ranking #11932 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 44%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 11,932 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 9 | 10,312 | 6 | 10,821 |
| 2022 | 6 | 13,592 | 9 | 8,300 |
| 2021 | 6 | 13,464 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 5 | 15,088 | 5 | 12,022 |
| 2019 | <5 | — | 5 | 12,145 |
| 2018 | 5 | 15,682 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 8 | 11,615 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 7 | 12,876 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 8 | 11,835 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 5 | 16,547 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 14 | 8,208 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 7 | 13,347 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 11 | 9,790 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 12 | 9,379 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 13 | 8,965 | 5 | 12,553 |
| 2007 | 15 | 8,098 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 12 | 9,286 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 14 | 7,891 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 7 | 12,761 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 16 | 6,885 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 16 | 6,698 | 5 | 10,667 |
| 2001 | 18 | 6,067 | 5 | 10,556 |
| 2000 | 21 | 5,312 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 14 | 6,836 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 15 | 6,360 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 32 | 3,547 | 5 | 9,265 |
| 1996 | 16 | 5,771 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 17 | 5,439 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 16 | 5,713 | 6 | 7,770 |
| 1993 | 13 | 6,622 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 5 | 13,147 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 7 | 10,193 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1988 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1987 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1986 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1985 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1984 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1983 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1982 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1981 | 6 | 9,110 | <5 | — |
| 1980 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1979 | 7 | 8,061 | <5 | — |
| 1978 | 5 | 9,750 | <5 | — |
| 1977 | 6 | 8,444 | <5 | — |
| 1976 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1975 | 9 | 5,984 | <5 | — |
| 1974 | 10 | 5,360 | <5 | — |
| 1973 | 7 | 6,666 | <5 | — |
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Recorded as girls 89% · boys 11% across all years