Shiya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHEE-ya
Shiya is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shiya come from?
Uncertain; used in several cultures
Is Shiya a girl's or a boy's name?
Shiya is a girls' name.
How popular is Shiya in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 5 girls.
Shiya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
How popular is Shiya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the girls named Shiya in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shiya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 16 | #7,263 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
Names like Shiya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saanvi Prisha Shriya Priya Shreya Sanvi Arya Anaya Navya Aadhya Anya Aavya
Names related to Shiya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Shiya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shiya, updated 20 October 2026.