Shae is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1998 and has grown less common since.
Shae is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,061 among girls (92) and #7,120 among boys (12) — overall #3,465 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 104 | 104 | #2,061 | #7,120 |
| 2024 | 111 | 111 | #2,172 | #4,545 |
| 2023 | 145 | 145 | #1,735 | #4,197 |
| 2022 | 125 | 125 | #1,990 | #4,169 |
| 2021 | 138 | 138 | #1,766 | #4,604 |
| 2020 | 106 | 106 | #2,049 | #5,931 |
| 2019 | 108 | 108 | #2,030 | #6,717 |
| 2018 | 126 | 126 | #1,865 | #5,506 |
| 2017 | 93 | 93 | #2,351 | #6,024 |
| 2016 | 113 | 113 | #2,014 | #6,297 |
| 2015 | 144 | 144 | #1,665 | #5,946 |
| 2014 | 119 | 119 | #1,992 | #5,030 |
| 2013 | 153 | 153 | #1,631 | #4,592 |
| 2012 | 98 | 98 | #2,334 | #5,448 |
| 2011 | 104 | 104 | #2,389 | #3,970 |
| 2010 | 111 | 111 | #2,150 | #5,005 |
| 2009 | 140 | 140 | #1,858 | #4,140 |
| 2008 | 146 | 146 | #1,876 | #3,477 |
| 2007 | 169 | 169 | #1,664 | #3,236 |
| 2006 | 204 | 204 | #1,478 | #2,344 |
| 2005 | 174 | 174 | #1,530 | #2,797 |
| 2004 | 214 | 214 | #1,238 | #2,834 |
| 2003 | 196 | 196 | #1,381 | #2,202 |
| 2002 | 193 | 193 | #1,263 | #2,674 |
| 2001 | 181 | 181 | #1,294 | #2,979 |
| 2000 | 220 | 220 | #1,165 | #2,170 |
| 1999 | 257 | 257 | #1,011 | #1,848 |
| 1998 | 277 | 277 | #922 | #1,953 |
| 1997 | 249 | — | #1,017 | #1,691 |
| 1996 | 235 | — | #1,019 | #1,813 |
| 1995 | 237 | — | #1,029 | #1,586 |
| 1994 | 214 | — | #1,090 | #1,818 |
| 1993 | 236 | — | #1,043 | #1,552 |
| 1992 | 175 | — | #1,401 | #1,565 |
| 1991 | 192 | — | #1,232 | #1,610 |
| 1990 | 168 | — | #1,562 | #1,334 |
| 1989 | 166 | — | #1,238 | #1,986 |
| 1988 | 150 | — | #1,365 | #1,615 |
| 1987 | 140 | — | #1,325 | #1,827 |
| 1986 | 106 | — | #1,614 | #1,912 |
| 1985 | 72 | — | #2,131 | #2,415 |
| 1984 | 67 | — | #2,043 | #2,800 |
| 1983 | 62 | — | #1,988 | #4,095 |
| 1982 | 66 | — | #1,848 | #5,525 |
| 1981 | 71 | — | #1,783 | #4,890 |
| 1980 | 65 | — | #2,121 | #2,936 |
| 1979 | 67 | — | #1,946 | #3,323 |
| 1978 | 62 | — | #2,041 | #2,902 |
| 1977 | 69 | — | #2,052 | #2,195 |
| 1976 | 70 | — | #1,726 | #2,930 |
| 1975 | 66 | — | #1,868 | #2,522 |
| 1974 | 59 | — | #1,873 | #3,093 |
| 1973 | 71 | — | #1,728 | #2,199 |
| 1972 | 49 | — | #2,265 | #2,519 |
| 1971 | 52 | — | #1,930 | #4,315 |
| 1970 | 55 | — | #1,982 | #2,866 |
| 1969 | 26 | — | #3,178 | #3,884 |
| 1968 | 16 | — | #3,428 | — |
| 1967 | 14 | — | #3,615 | — |
| 1966 | 11 | — | #4,160 | — |
| 1965 | 11 | — | #4,149 | — |
| 1964 | 9 | — | #4,937 | — |
| 1963 | 7 | — | #5,784 | — |
| 1962 | 12 | — | #3,972 | — |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #7,375 | — |
| 1959 | 7 | — | #5,476 | — |
| 1952 | 5 | — | #6,276 | — |
| 1951 | 11 | — | #3,457 | — |