Shy is a rare variant of Shea that peaked in 1997 and has since faded.
Shy is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #12,988 for girl births in the United States (and #21,702 across all names), given to 7 babies. Shy was first reported in SSA data in 1973 and peaked in 1997 (32 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #12,988 | — |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | #11,053 | #12,040 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | #15,061 | #8,878 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | #15,011 | — |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | #17,172 | #13,745 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,838 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | #17,782 | — |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | #12,581 | — |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | #14,145 | — |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | #12,850 | — |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #18,890 | — |
| 2012 | 14 | 14 | #8,565 | — |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | #14,634 | — |
| 2010 | 11 | 11 | #10,373 | — |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 | #9,900 | — |
| 2008 | 18 | 18 | #9,418 | #14,301 |
| 2007 | 15 | 15 | #8,461 | — |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | #9,827 | — |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | #8,268 | — |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | #13,986 | — |
| 2003 | 16 | 16 | #7,163 | — |
| 2002 | 21 | 21 | #7,003 | #12,227 |
| 2001 | 23 | 23 | #6,276 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 21 | 21 | #5,468 | — |
| 1999 | 14 | 14 | #7,176 | — |
| 1998 | 15 | 15 | #6,669 | — |
| 1997 | 37 | — | #3,610 | #10,587 |
| 1996 | 16 | — | #6,020 | — |
| 1995 | 17 | — | #5,652 | — |
| 1994 | 22 | — | #5,951 | #8,654 |
| 1993 | 13 | — | #6,993 | — |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #15,095 | — |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #11,233 | — |
| 1981 | 6 | — | #10,217 | — |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #8,872 | — |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #11,218 | — |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #9,466 | — |
| 1975 | 9 | — | #6,388 | — |
| 1974 | 10 | — | #5,709 | — |
| 1973 | 7 | — | #7,323 | — |