Shea

Meaning: Fine or fortunate
Origin: From the Irish byname Séaghdha (from Irish, anglicized from Ó Séaghdha)

Boy's name · #1552 in the US (2025) · Timeless

36% boys · 64% girls — About 64% of babies named Shea in recent years have been girls. Shea →

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Shea — on the books since 1954, #1552 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 8,500 boys share it.

In recent years, Shea ran 3–4× its national rate in New York, Massachusetts and New Jersey.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

See how Shea ranks in other countries and regions.

#22 in N. Ireland (2025) · #129 in Ireland (2025) · #435 in Scotland (2025) · #1,220 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,320 in Canada (2024).

Among 78 notable people named Shea:

Sports figures appear 2.64× more often than among typical names — e.g. Shea Weber, Canadian ice hockey player.

Similar names: Shay · Kasey · Syed · Hosea · Dewayne · Kye

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