Shea
Pronounced CH EH1 Z (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 2005
- 75 years in use
- 3 spellings
How popular is Shea?
Shea is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1950. It has been given to 41,509 children — the 785th most common girls' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2005, when 606 children were given it.
Three other spellings are counted in that total — Shay, Shae and Chez — because they are pronounced identically.
Roughly 36% of children named Shea are boys, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Shea and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Shay
- Shae
- Chez
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- CH EH1 Z · SH EY1
- Stress pattern:
- 1 · 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Shea
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Shea
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Shea?
- Shea ranks 785th among girls' names in US records, with 41,509 births since 1950. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,404.
- Is Shea a unisex name?
- Yes. About 36% of children given the name are boys, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Shea most popular?
- 2005, when 606 children were given the name. It has been in use for 75 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Shea spelled?
- Shay, Shae, Chez. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.