Shea is a distinctive choice, ranked #1197 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Shea in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1197
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About the Name Shea
Shea has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 1824 places in five years. It was most popular in 2011 at #652 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Shea is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Shea in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Shea
Donald Shea — Donald "Shorty" Jerome Shea was an American stuntman and actor who was murdered in 1969.
Shea Lacey — Shea Lacey is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Manchester United.
Jamie Shea — Jamie Patrick Shea is a retired official of NATO.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Shea
Unlikely. With around 24 UK babies named Shea per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Shea in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Shea has been fairly steady, ranked #1,197 in 2025 against #1,192 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #308 in 1999.
Shea 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 Shea include: Shea Lacey, Jamie Shea and Shea Farrell. Short summaries for each appear below.
Shea does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Sheas in the wild.
24
UK babies named Shea (2025)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 5 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Shea
Almost certainly the only Shea in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Shea
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Joseph Shea may refer to: Joseph Francis Shea, NASA manager and aerospace engineer Joe Shea, editor-in-chief of The American Reporter Joseph Shea (FBI agent), FBI agent Joseph Hooker Shea, U.S. ambassador to Chile Joseph Shea (Jesuit), Jesuit priest and president of St.