Shae is a distinctive choice, ranked #1895 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Shae in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1895
About the Name Shae
Shae is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 720 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #607 in 1998 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Shae is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Shae
Unlikely. With around 15 UK babies named Shae per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Shae in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Shae is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 720 places over the last five years to #1895 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Shae is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Shae include: Shae Sloane — Shae Sloane is a retired professional Australian rules footballer, playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's competition.; Shae Lillywhite — Shae Lillywhite is an infielder with the Australia women's national baseball team and is the Australia's most capped women's playing having competed at eight...; Shae DeTar — Shae Acopian DeTar is an American fine art photographer and former model, based in Los Angeles..
Shae does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Shaes in the wild.
15
UK babies named Shae (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 720 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Shae
Likely around 1 other Shae in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Shae
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Shae Sloane is a retired professional Australian rules footballer, playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. At club level, she played for University Blues in 2015.
Shae Lillywhite is an infielder with the Australia women's national baseball team and is the Australia's most capped women's playing having competed at eight consecutive Women's Baseball World Cups from 2004 to 2018. In the 2006 Cup she was named in the All-Star team as the second basewoman.
Shae Acopian DeTar is an American fine art photographer and former model, based in Los Angeles. She's known for colorful, hand-colored photographs of nude women, often posed in nature.
Shae Lou Tim Cahill is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Nottingham Forest. He is the son of former Australian footballer Tim Cahill.
Shae O'Rourke is an American college soccer player who plays as a forward for the Tennessee Volunteers. She previously played for the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Texas A&M Aggies.
David Shae (also known as David Moretti) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Ron Martz, in Clint Eastwood's Richard Jewell and Alfred on The Walking Dead.
Sheryl Gething, better known by her stage name Shae is an Indonesian singer and actress. She was born to an Australian father and Indonesian mother from Riau.