Shayah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAY-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Shayah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shayah come from?
Modern: modern variant of Shaya or Shay
Is Shayah a girl's or a boy's name?
Shayah is a girls' name.
How popular is Shayah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 5 girls.
Shayah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
Names like Shayah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Summer, Safa, Zainab, Safaa, Aaliyah, Farah, Sumayyah, Safiya, Ayah, Samah, Hafsa, Hibah
Names related to Shayah
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shayah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shayah, updated 20 October 2026.