Shi
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Shi is a name of Chinese origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shi mean?
Chinese: Chinese syllable; the meaning depends on the character used
Shi can be written with many Chinese characters, for example ones meaning 'poem' or 'stone', so its meaning depends on the character.
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Is Shi a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Shi has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls.
How popular is Shi in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 15 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2013, 73% of the babies named Shi in the UK were girls.
Shi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,463 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,840 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
How popular is Shi in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Shi in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 19 | #5,817 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 16 | #5,766 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 14 | #6,313 |
| 1993 | 14 | #6,257 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 8 | #6,609 |
| 1975 | 11 | #5,159 |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
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