| [ 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 and it is used largely in English. 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 2007, 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 Shey, the English Sheye, the Scandinavian Sille, the English Sis, the English Sky, the English Skye, the English Su, the English Sue, the Arabic Aesha, the Arabic Ayesha, the English Cee, the English Cis, the French Sacha, the Scandinavian Saga, the German Sascha, the Russian and English Sasha, the Scandinavian and German Sassa, the English Sassie, the English Sessy, the English Shae, the English Shaye, the English Shonna, the German Sigi, the German Sissi, the English Sissie, the English and German Sissy, the German Susi, the English Susie, the German Susy, the English Suzie, the English Suzy, the English Cici, the English Cissie, the English Cissy, and the Dutch and German Saskia. KEY: Pronunciation for Shay: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)"
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