Shey
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SHAY
- Origin
- Irish
Shey is a boys' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shey come from?
Irish: spelling variant of Shay or Shea
Is Shey a girl's or a boy's name?
Shey is a boys' name.
How popular is Shey in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Shey in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shey in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,521 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
Names like Shey
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kody, Keegan, Brayden, Cody, Casey, Oscar, Aiden, Finn, Riley, Connor, Devin, Brody
Names related to Shey
More Irish names
Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Erin, Ronan, Declan, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon, Cillian, Kevin, Kian
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shey: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shey, updated 20 October 2026.