Shea is an established name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2005 and remains in steady use.
Shea is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,159 among girls (201) and #1,552 among boys (111) — overall #1,645 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 312 | 312 | #1,159 | #1,552 |
| 2024 | 321 | 321 | #1,190 | #1,498 |
| 2023 | 391 | 391 | #1,030 | #1,325 |
| 2022 | 369 | 369 | #1,046 | #1,465 |
| 2021 | 380 | 380 | #1,044 | #1,347 |
| 2020 | 319 | 319 | #1,148 | #1,510 |
| 2019 | 329 | 329 | #1,167 | #1,418 |
| 2018 | 312 | 312 | #1,213 | #1,488 |
| 2017 | 311 | 311 | #1,286 | #1,392 |
| 2016 | 336 | 336 | #1,101 | #1,602 |
| 2015 | 291 | 291 | #1,278 | #1,611 |
| 2014 | 312 | 312 | #1,192 | #1,524 |
| 2013 | 302 | 302 | #1,226 | #1,535 |
| 2012 | 298 | 298 | #1,373 | #1,345 |
| 2011 | 320 | 320 | #1,347 | #1,197 |
| 2010 | 322 | 322 | #1,220 | #1,374 |
| 2009 | 411 | 411 | #1,034 | #1,151 |
| 2008 | 411 | 411 | #967 | #1,315 |
| 2007 | 460 | 460 | #925 | #1,095 |
| 2006 | 485 | 485 | #898 | #984 |
| 2005 | 531 | 531 | #764 | #957 |
| 2004 | 524 | 524 | #785 | #894 |
| 2003 | 523 | 523 | #778 | #847 |
| 2002 | 515 | 515 | #799 | #783 |
| 2001 | 514 | 514 | #734 | #862 |
| 2000 | 484 | 484 | #725 | #938 |
| 1999 | 433 | 433 | #785 | #955 |
| 1998 | 452 | 452 | #703 | #1,004 |
| 1997 | 489 | — | #698 | #815 |
| 1996 | 441 | — | #737 | #883 |
| 1995 | 447 | — | #774 | #784 |
| 1994 | 484 | — | #728 | #749 |
| 1993 | 413 | — | #821 | #811 |
| 1992 | 450 | — | #766 | #788 |
| 1991 | 447 | — | #775 | #760 |
| 1990 | 449 | — | #863 | #683 |
| 1989 | 449 | — | #824 | #677 |
| 1988 | 498 | — | #744 | #601 |
| 1987 | 490 | — | #776 | #562 |
| 1986 | 486 | — | #818 | #530 |
| 1985 | 427 | — | #844 | #573 |
| 1984 | 436 | — | #857 | #538 |
| 1983 | 225 | — | #1,129 | #854 |
| 1982 | 240 | — | #1,081 | #860 |
| 1981 | 241 | — | #1,054 | #869 |
| 1980 | 269 | — | #963 | #822 |
| 1979 | 246 | — | #963 | #900 |
| 1978 | 232 | — | #1,047 | #852 |
| 1977 | 211 | — | #1,101 | #879 |
| 1976 | 215 | — | #1,091 | #827 |
| 1975 | 228 | — | #1,025 | #794 |
| 1974 | 257 | — | #851 | #795 |
| 1973 | 219 | — | #954 | #833 |
| 1972 | 195 | — | #970 | #974 |
| 1971 | 191 | — | #994 | #1,024 |
| 1970 | 185 | — | #1,073 | #958 |
| 1969 | 124 | — | #1,265 | #1,183 |
| 1968 | 86 | — | #1,849 | #1,144 |
| 1967 | 66 | — | #1,779 | #1,645 |
| 1966 | 51 | — | #1,947 | #2,120 |
| 1965 | 35 | — | #2,735 | #2,254 |
| 1964 | 34 | — | #2,522 | #3,018 |
| 1963 | 20 | — | #4,846 | #2,649 |
| 1962 | 22 | — | #4,230 | #2,654 |
| 1961 | 24 | — | #3,764 | #2,684 |
| 1960 | 23 | — | #3,658 | #2,843 |
| 1959 | 24 | — | #3,995 | #2,396 |
| 1958 | 8 | — | #4,838 | — |
| 1957 | 16 | — | #4,494 | #3,513 |
| 1956 | 8 | — | #4,774 | — |
| 1955 | 8 | — | #4,680 | — |
| 1954 | 5 | — | — | #4,293 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | #5,572 | — |
| 1951 | 7 | — | #4,756 | — |
| 1950 | 7 | — | #4,674 | — |