Given name
Shaye
“a gift of God”·“a gift from God”·“of admirable character”
Shaye is a variant of Shai. Interpretations include “a gift of God” and “a gift from God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions. Shaye is a variant of Shea. Interpretations include “of admirable character”, “from the fairy palace”, “an admirable man”, and “from the fairy fortress”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shaye is a variant of Shai. Interpretations include “a gift of God” and “a gift from God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions. Shaye is a variant of Shea. Interpretations include “of admirable character”, “from the fairy palace”, “an admirable man”, and “from the fairy fortress”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Shaye is a variant of Shai. An origin associated with Shai is Hebrew. Shaye is a variant of Shea. An origin associated with Shea is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shaye through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,862
- 674 boys · 2,188 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 152 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #8,145 for boys · #10,790 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −19%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 42% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,145 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 7.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 26 in 1997. It also appeared in 9 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,562 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.
Shaye’s family of names
Shaye has a related form in Shea. In English usage, Shaye has a related form in Shay. Shaye has a related form in Shai.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Shaye
- Shaye Al-NafisahSaudi Arabian footballer1962–2023
- Shaye J. D. CohenAmerican rabbi and historianborn 1948
- Shaye SharahiliSaudi Arabian footballerborn 1990
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Shaye, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Devine
“resembling an ox” · “of the divine”
50% boys · 50% girls
Troi
“son of a footsoldier”
46% boys · 54% girls
Schuyler
“a scholarly man”
51% boys · 49% girls
Carlin
“a free woman” · “a free man”
51% boys · 49% girls
Austen
“one who is venerable; majestic” · “venerable; majestic”
56% boys · 44% girls
Baby
“a beloved child; a spoiled daughter” · “a beloved child; a spoiled son”
54% boys · 46% girls
Teal
“having greenish-blue eyes”
34% boys · 66% girls
Bergen
Bergen is used as a given name and a surname. One Scandinavian interpretation is “one who lives on the mountain; one who lives on the hill.”
38% boys · 62% girls