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Shia

Shia: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“gift”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
SHY-uh · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (33% girls, 67% boys since 1880)

Shia is used as a given name and is often treated as a variant of Hebrew Shai, meaning 'gift.' It is also the familiar form of actor Shia LaBeouf's name.

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How popular is Shia?

202467.0 per million US babies
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Babies named Shia in 2024224

2024 rank#1,198 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18803,173

Shia is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Shia

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

Shia questions

What does the name Shia mean?

Shia means "gift". It comes from Hebrew. Shia is used as a given name and is often treated as a variant of Hebrew Shai, meaning 'gift.' It is also the familiar form of actor Shia LaBeouf's name.

Is Shia a boy or girl name?

Shia is used for both: about 33% of US babies named Shia since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Shia?

224 US babies were named Shia in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Shia?

Shia 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.