Shay is a ♀ girl’s name and a ♂ boy’s name. Shay thus belongs to the gender-neutral unisex names.
The boy’s name Shay is an English form of the Irish name Séaghdha. Besides, Shay is a unisex name of Hebrew origin.
The male name Shay means “esteemed” “admirable”, “majestic” and “hawk-like” in Irish. The unisex name means “gift” (from Hebrew “shay/שַׁי”).
Based on the frequency of positive ratings, we can analyze how popular names are in different countries. The name Shay is currently ranked #2399 on the name leaderboard.
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2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |
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🇬🇧 Great Britain | - | - | - | - | ✓ | ✓ |
🇮🇪 Ireland | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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