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Shay

gender-neutral name · Irish origin · 1 syllable

Meaning

variant of Shea, 'admirable, hawk-like'

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2010s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Shay peaked in the 2010s.

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