Shaya
Girl name · #4002 in 2025 · Very rare
How old is the name Shaya? In official American birth records, Shaya has been tracked continuously since 1972, giving it 53 years of documented American history.
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. Source: Official national birth records.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Shaya in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Shaya is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". 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 too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
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
How old is the name Shaya?
In official American birth records, the name Shaya first appeared in 1972 (over 53 years ago), when 5 newborn girls received the name. It has been tracked in modern national records for 53 years.
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. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: Official American birth records, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect registered birth records for American families.