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Shia

Shia holds the #1358 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 138 newborn boys in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 2024 (#1196 nationally, 171 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1960. The name's biggest fan base is in New York (#276 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1358
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1196
in 2024 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
138
boys named Shia

Shia popularity, 1880–2025

0.003%0.005%0.008%0.011%18801900192019401960198020002020#1196 in 2024
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2024

Where Shia is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025MI—New York: #276 (67 boys, 0.08% of boys born 2025)NY#276Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025CT—California: #1364 (13 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1364Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025UT—Colorado: #680 (7 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)CO#680Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #698 (5 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)OK#698Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Shia in 2025HI—Texas: #2080 (7 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)TX#2080Florida: #1831 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1831
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New York (#276), Oklahoma (#698), Colorado (#680)

Uniqueness score

59/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Shia in the most recent year of SSA data.

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