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 [ 1 syll. (s)hay, sh-ay ] The girl name Shay is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being slightly more popular. It is pronounced SHEY KEY. Shay has its origins in the Celtic language. It is used largely in English and Irish. Shay is a spelling variant of the English and Irish Shea. Shay is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1971 with 0.009% of baby girls being named Shay. It was #893 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a drop in frequency since then, and is currently of only irregular use. In 2008, among the family of girl names directly related to Shay, the English and Irish Shea was the most popular. Though there were times from 1970 to 1974 when more girls than boys were given the name Shay, the name is today somewhat more frequently used for boys. Baby names that sound like Shay include the English and Irish Shea, the English Sage, the English Saige, the Indian Shashi, the English Shey, the English Sheye, the Japanese Shizue, the Chinese Shu, the Scandinavian Sille, the English Sis, the English Sky, the English Skye, the Korean Sook, the English Su, the English Sue, the Korean Suk, the English, German, and Hawaiian Suse, the English Suze, the English Sy, and the Arabic and English Aesha. KEY: Pronunciation for Shay: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)"   |
