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Shaya

Shaya: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“gift of God”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
SHY-uh · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (38% girls, 62% boys since 1880)

Shaya is used as a Hebrew name, often treated as a short form related to Isaiah/Yeshaya. It can also reflect Yiddish-influenced Jewish usage.

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How popular is Shaya?

202449.0 per million US babies
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Babies named Shaya in 2024164

2024 rank#1,445 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18802,676

Shaya is rising: use over the last five years is 2.1× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Shaya

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Jordanto flow down · Hebrew
  • Shilohpossibly tranquil, or place name of Shiloh · Hebrew
  • Ariellion of God · Hebrew
  • Arilion · Hebrew
  • Salempeace · Hebrew
  • AzariahYahweh has helped · Hebrew
  • Jamiesupplanter · Hebrew
  • JessieGod beholds · Hebrew

Shaya questions

What does the name Shaya mean?

Shaya means "gift of God". It comes from Hebrew. Shaya is used as a Hebrew name, often treated as a short form related to Isaiah/Yeshaya. It can also reflect Yiddish-influenced Jewish usage.

Is Shaya a boy or girl name?

Shaya is used for both: about 38% of US babies named Shaya since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Shaya?

164 US babies were named Shaya in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Shaya?

Shaya is usually pronounced SHY-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.