Given name
Shya
“one who is blind”
Shya is a variant of Shyla. In English use, Shyla carries the interpretation “one who is blind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shya is a variant of Shyla. In English use, Shyla carries the interpretation “one who is blind.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 365
- 5 boys · 360 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 36 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,693 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +43%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,693 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 36 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 381 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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