Shae

“Variant of Shea — fine or fortunate, from the Irish byname Séaghdha” — Irish, anglicized from Ó Séaghdha origin

Girl's name · #2061 in the US (2025) · 90s

Shae reached #922 in 1998 and has eased to #2061 since. About 6,100 girls have carried it since 1951. Together with its spelling variant Shay (#1227), Shae would rank around #939 with about 280 births last year — the newborns split about 67/33 between Shay and Shae.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,000 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 12,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Shaes

Shae D'Lyn — American actress
Shae Kelley — American basketball player (1991-)
Shae Marks — American actress and model
Shae Gill — Pakistani musical artist
Shae Holmes — American soccer player

In stories & tradition

Shae — A Song of Ice and Fire · Game of Thrones

What Shaes become

Among 48 notable people named Shae:

Sports figures appear 2.7× more often than among typical names — e.g. Shae Kelley, American basketball player (1991-).

Similar names: Shay · Brea · Zarah · Janae · Devin · Lane

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