Shya
SHY-ah
Popularity
#8329
Letters
4
Syllables
2
Origin
Irish
Total Births
359
Peak Year
#36 in 2007
First Recorded
1999
Style
Cute & Playful
Spelling
Easy to spell
What It Means
Likely a shortened version of names like Shayla, which is potentially Irish, derived from Shea, meaning "admirable" or "hawk-like".
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