Shaya
Girl name · #4002 in 2025 · Uniqueness 72/100
Shaya is currently the #4002 girl name in the United States — 36 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #6036, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 50,000 girls born in 2025 was named Shaya.
The 53-year story
Shaya first appears in the Social Security records in 1972, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 39 babies and a rank of #3822. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Shaya per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Shaya in class?
Shaya scores 72 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Shaya will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Shaya is most common
State-level data for Shaya is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Shaya
Statistically, parents drawn to Shaya tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Suraya, Saraya, Zoraya, Enaya, and Daya.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Shaya | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3975 |
| 2024 | 39 | #3822 |
| 2023 | 27 | #4873 |
| 2022 | 37 | #3963 |
| 2021 | 31 | #4413 |
| 2020 | 31 | #4358 |
| 2019 | 25 | #5163 |
| 2018 | 32 | #4357 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7442 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6401 |
| 2015 | 21 | #6036 |
| 2014 | 29 | #4768 |
| 2013 | 23 | #5644 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8208 |
| 2011 | 24 | #5543 |
| 2010 | 21 | #6182 |
| 2009 | 25 | #5537 |
| 2008 | 29 | #5013 |
| 2007 | 27 | #5230 |
| 2006 | 26 | #5233 |
| 2005 | 23 | #5437 |
| 2004 | 23 | #5377 |
| 2003 | 28 | #4536 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6129 |
| 2001 | 24 | #4834 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Shaya a popular girl name?
Shaya ranked #4002 among girls in 2025 with 36 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6036.
When was the name Shaya most popular?
Shaya peaked in 2024, when 39 American girls received the name (ranked #3822 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Shaya?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 50,000 newborn American girls was named Shaya. It scores 72/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.