Shia

Where Shia comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Shia.

  • Vowel-ended
Shia through the years
  1. 1960
    First appearance
    #4,038 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2009
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  3. 2024
    Peak, #1,196
    171 babies named Shia, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes

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