Shay Forename
18,163rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 51,143 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel
Shay Forename User-submission:
An Anglicized form of Séaghdha. A name of Irish origin used as both a masculine and feminine name. It is also used as a surname. It means 'dauntless one'.
Shay Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 86% | 25,806 | 1:326 | 36 |
| United States | 61% | 14,909 | 1:24,317 | 1,836 |
| Ethiopia | 89% | 3,699 | 1:26,375 | 3,273 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 1,292 | 1:150,432 | 5,665 |
| Ireland | 92% | 1,259 | 1:3,688 | 421 |
| Australia | - | 741 | 1:18,431 | 1,351 |
| Canada | 98% | 617 | 1:53,701 | 3,450 |
| England | 83% | 559 | 1:99,469 | 3,800 |
| New Zealand | - | 296 | 1:15,324 | 1,348 |
| Egypt | 67% | 282 | 1:325,890 | 10,093 |
| India | 62% | 224 | 1:5,423,562 | 201,757 |
| Thailand | 72% | 147 | 1:476,638 | 23,043 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 144 | 1:512,692 | 17,971 |
| South Africa | 64% | 132 | 1:413,126 | 21,011 |
| Malaysia | 58% | 101 | 1:301,485 | 15,374 |
| Afghanistan | 75% | 98 | 1:332,893 | 6,765 |
| Philippines | 84% | 86 | 1:1,232,668 | 31,571 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 81 | 1:22,755 | 1,015 |
| Brazil | 100% | 78 | 1:2,746,617 | 52,279 |
| Netherlands | 66% | 50 | 1:338,042 | 9,978 |
| Germany | 60% | 39 | 1:2,478,920 | 13,163 |
| Romania | - | 34 | 1:589,764 | 16,190 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 25 | 1:417,251 | 13,014 |
| Iraq | 100% | 24 | 1:1,459,077 | 10,051 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 94% | 23 | 1:59,192 | 4,998 |
| China | - | 22 | 1:62,093,445 | 62,885 |
| France | 94% | 21 | 1:3,165,254 | 15,580 |
| Indonesia | - | 20 | 1:12,898,183 | 378,977 |
| Russia | 100% | 19 | 1:7,591,248 | 31,825 |
| Mexico | 75% | 16 | 1:7,759,027 | 26,141 |
| Denmark | - | 13 | 1:434,577 | 7,147 |
| Singapore | 67% | 12 | 1:523,921 | 11,491 |
| Wales | 100% | 12 | 1:257,859 | 4,217 |
| Jamaica | - | 10 | 1:288,323 | 8,750 |
| Scotland | 100% | 10 | 1:535,037 | 6,544 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 10 | 1:1,542,382 | 46,134 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 9 | 1:11,044 | 1,733 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 9 | 1:776,710 | 9,666 |
| Gibraltar | - | 9 | 1:3,793 | 625 |
| Panama | - | 9 | 1:434,062 | 12,541 |
| Spain | - | 9 | 1:5,169,996 | 15,759 |
| Sweden | 83% | 8 | 1:1,232,238 | 22,791 |
| Venezuela | 76% | 8 | 1:3,775,237 | 55,178 |
| Czechia | - | 7 | 1:1,522,309 | 4,223 |
| Guam | - | 7 | 1:22,949 | 2,164 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 7 | 1:1,021,713 | 39,786 |
| Japan | - | 6 | 1:21,331,010 | 46,700 |
| Austria | 100% | 5 | 1:1,702,840 | 9,344 |
| Iran | - | 5 | 1:15,699,374 | 37,124 |
| Italy | 61% | 5 | 1:12,212,418 | 34,417 |
| Chile | 100% | 4 | 1:4,401,802 | 21,957 |
| Hong Kong | - | 4 | 1:1,938,181 | 8,439 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 4 | 1:4,436,711 | 24,678 |
| Malta | - | 4 | 1:107,340 | 2,111 |
| Myanmar | - | 4 | 1:12,987,068 | 1,965 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 4 | 1:44,391,090 | 271,718 |
| Peru | 100% | 4 | 1:7,947,864 | 48,688 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Switzerland | - | 4 | 1:2,053,374 | 18,217 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 4 | 1:13,197,080 | 50,227 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 3 | 1:3,214,315 | 27,427 |
| Belgium | 100% | 3 | 1:3,830,014 | 25,398 |
| Guatemala | - | 3 | 1:5,369,476 | 9,171 |
| Guyana | - | 3 | 1:254,421 | 14,062 |
| Mauritius | - | 3 | 1:432,595 | 7,262 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Uganda | - | 3 | 1:13,652,307 | 74,436 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 3 | 1:36,582 | 3,060 |
| Bahamas | - | 2 | 1:199,685 | 2,758 |
| Barbados | - | 2 | 1:144,894 | 2,643 |
| Cameroon | 50% | 2 | 1:10,805,252 | 86,897 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Costa Rica | 50% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Ecuador | - | 2 | 1:8,863,460 | 21,868 |
| Greece | 50% | 2 | 1:5,467,274 | 17,678 |
| Grenada | 100% | 2 | 1:54,062 | 3,078 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Slovakia | - | 2 | 1:2,655,032 | 6,915 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Turkey | 100% | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Zambia | - | 2 | 1:7,927,397 | 45,785 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Armenia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Eritrea | - | 1 | 1:4,752,977 | 997 |
| Estonia | 100% | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Guernsey | - | 1 | 1:63,331 | 901 |
| Hungary | - | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Jordan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Qatar | - | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | - | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
Shay (18,206) may also be a surname.
Shay Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
An Anglicized form of Séaghdha. A name of Irish origin used as both a masculine and feminine name. It is also used as a surname. It means 'dauntless one'.
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Shay Demographics
Average Male Shay Height
176 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 568 (2014)
Average Female Shay Height
162.13 cm
Average female height (US):
161.5 cm
Sample size: 248 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Shay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shay in the Russian language | ||
| Шай | saj | - |
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