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Shae

79% girls, 21% boys · 104 born in 2025

Shae has been given to about 7,694 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1998, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 7,567
Median age today27 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shae per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1998 · 277
  • Born in 2025104
  • All time7,694
  • England & Wales, 202532

How popular is Shae?

Its best year was 1998, when 277 babies were given the name, ranking 922nd. The typical living American called Shae is about 27 years old today. It is relatively most common in Pennsylvania, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Shae

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shane0.79
  2. Shayne0.69
  3. Shante0.69
  4. Shyanne0.67
  5. Mae0.62
  6. Shay0.64
  7. Slade0.64
  8. Shad0.64

Middle names for Shae

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shae Noelle0.83
  2. Shae Catherine0.80
  3. Shae Frances0.80
  4. Shae Belle0.80
  5. Shae Josephine0.80
  6. Shae Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Shae

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alvarobrother · 0.94
  2. Daliasister · 0.93
  3. Emeraldsister · 0.92
  4. Nathanaelbrother · 0.92
  5. Aracelisister · 0.92
  6. Hassanbrother · 0.92

Where Shae is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Pennsylvania0.01%
  2. Illinois0.01%
  3. Ohio0.01%
  4. New York0.00%
  5. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Shae Wilson0.75
  2. Shae Williams0.75
  3. Shae Walker0.75
  4. Shae Turner0.75
  5. Shae Torres0.75
  6. Shae Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Shae

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Shae across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.