Masculine dossier · first seen 1960
Shia
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2024
Peak births
171
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Shia
How many people are named Shia?
An estimated 2,231 living Americans are named Shia.
How rare is Shia?
Shia is uncommon among babies today, with 138 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 19.3% from its 2024 peak.
How old is the typical Shia?
The median age of a living American named Shia is approximately 9 years, with most bearers falling between 4 and 16 years old.
Is Shia still popular?
Yes — Shia is currently rising in popularity, with 138 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.6× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Shia most common?
Shia has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 11.4× more often than the national baseline.
1960Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
19.3%
2025
138
All-time
2,255
Where it lives now
Shia is most concentrated in New York — about 9.7× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Shia is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.