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Shae

Meaning: Fine or fortunate
Origin: Variant of Shea · from the Irish byname Séaghdha (from Irish, anglicized from Ó Séaghdha)

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

Popularity over time

Shae reached #922 in 1998 and has eased to #2061 since. About 6,100 girls have carried it since 1951.

Across the states

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

Around the world

See how Shae ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,004 in Scotland (2025) · #1,956 in Canada (2024).

Famous Shaes

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

In stories & tradition

Shae^es — A Song of Ice and Fire (novel series)

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 (born 1991).

Spellings & nicknames

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.

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

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