Shay
Meaning
variant of Shea, 'admirable, hawk-like'
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Shay peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
70 people · the #52,921 first name in Brazil · median age 12
Among people named Shay living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
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