Shia
Shia is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 170 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 1700.01% of boys
- Peak year
- 2024170 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1960
- 3,173people given the name
The story in the numbers
2,115 boys have been named Shia in the United States since 1960, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 170 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2016, and the 2010s alone account for 39%.
Shia is used for both sexes: 33% of its bearers are girls (1,058), most of them born around 2008.
By decade
In 2024, its biggest year
Shia was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Shia
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Koipeak 2022
- Yohanpeak 2024
- Avielpeak 2024
- Kamaripeak 2022
- Makaiopeak 2024
- Bodenpeak 2023
- Westenpeak 2024
- Jettpeak 2024
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.