Given name
Schae
“one who is cautious”
Schae is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “one who is cautious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “one who is cautious.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Schae through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 101
- 0 boys · 101 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2002. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 147 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Schae’s family of names
Schae has a related form in Schai. Schae has a related form in Schay. Schae has a related form in Schaye.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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