Shy*
#11,344 most common girls' name of all time · #18,809 across all names · 11% male / 89% female · used 1973–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#11,344
Rank overall
#18,809 of 105,966
First appeared
1973
Years on the list
40 of 146
All-time
478
Since 2016
78
Peak year
1997 #3,595
Best rank
#3,595 1997
Girls
Boys
peak 37/yr
Shy first appears in 1973. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,219 |
| 2023 | 9 | 6 | 15 | #10,552 |
| 2022 | 6 | 9 | 15 | #13,953 |
| 2021 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,847 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | 10 | #15,594 |
| 2019 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
| 2018 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,201 |
| 2017 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,889 |
| 2016 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,217 |
| 2015 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,131 |
| 2013 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,115 |
| 2012 | 14 | — | 14 | #8,323 |
| 2011 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,699 |
| 2010 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,988 |
| 2009 | 12 | — | 12 | #9,525 |
| 2008 | 13 | 5 | 18 | #9,120 |
| 2007 | 15 | — | 15 | #8,240 |
| 2006 | 12 | — | 12 | #9,479 |
| 2005 | 14 | — | 14 | #8,044 |
| 2004 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,135 |
| 2003 | 16 | — | 16 | #7,009 |
| 2002 | 16 | 5 | 21 | #6,860 |
| 2001 | 18 | 5 | 23 | #6,178 |
| 2000 | 21 | — | 21 | #5,398 |
| 1999 | 14 | — | 14 | #7,014 |
| 1998 | 15 | — | 15 | #6,522 |
| 1997 | 32 | 5 | 37 | #3,595 |
| 1996 | 16 | — | 16 | #5,938 |
| 1995 | 17 | — | 17 | #5,566 |
| 1994 | 16 | 6 | 22 | #5,875 |
| 1993 | 13 | — | 13 | #6,831 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | 5 | #13,987 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | 7 | #10,724 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,876 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,704 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,762 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | 9 | #6,433 |
| 1974 | 10 | — | 10 | #5,745 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | 7 | #7,425 |