Meaning of name Shea

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Meaning

The name Shea has the following meaning:

One who is noble.

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

See worldwide popularity rankings of Shea as a baby name (outside USA)

As a baby girl name, Shea is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 767 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Shea fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 32 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 1000 in the Top 1000 charts. (A ranking of 1000 means that this name ranked 1000 or poorer in the 2008/2009 popularity surveys)

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Shea in the USA, over the past 100 years.

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Pronunciation

The name Shea is pronounced as shay

Origins

Shea originates from the Irish language.
See other suggested Irish baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Shea and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Shea: Boys - Daithi, Declan, Dillon, Donell, Dow, Keenan, Girls - Katy, Sheila, Both genders - Cody

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Shea: Schae, Shae, Shaelyn, Shai, Shay, Shaye, Shayla (Irish), Shaylee (Gaelic), Shaylon, Shaylyn, Shays, Shealy, Shealyn, Sheann, Sheannon, Sheanta, Sheaon, Shearra, Sheatara, Sheaunna, Sheavon

Style

We think the name Shea should fall under the following style category: For Both Genders.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Shea to be: Funny, easygoing and friendly lady

In one word, you might describe Shea as a(n) "easygoing" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Shea (or its variants) are:

Franklin Shea Whigham, born on 5 January, a famous actor. Franklin Shea Whigham's background: An American actor. Whigham had been featured in one 1997 episode of the television series Ghost Stories before he landed a starring role in the 2000 film Tigerland alongside Colin Farrell.

Shea Weber , born on 14 August, a famous athlete. Shea Weber 's background: An National Hockey League defenceman currently playing for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League.

Shea Matthew Hillenbrand, born on 27 July, a famous athlete. Shea Matthew Hillenbrand's background: A Major League Baseball infielder, and currently a free agent.