Is Shea a boy or girl name?

[Megamegan]

So DH likes Shea for a boy. I like it too, but I imagine it as "Shay" for a girl. What do you think? We aren't Irish- our last name is Italian- but that doesn't really matter to us. I'm just wondering in America would Shea sound too feminine? He is a Mets fan so wants to use Shea from Shea Stadium.

Thanks

 

[MommyFirefly]

I honestly feel like both spellings (Shea/Shay) can be unisex. Shea doesn't sound feminine to me. It never has.

I think it'd be a really neat, unique name with some cool history behind it

 

[RubyRainbows]

I also know a Mets fan who named her son Shea. I love it!

I think it's def a unisex name! I just checked, though, in the last 100 yrs it has never even made the top 1000 as a girl's name. But it has for boys. In 2006 it ranked 982 (so high!) for baby boys born in the US. It hasn't made the top 1000 since then.

It's a nice "heard of" name without being popular!

 

[Lucy139]

Shea to me is a boys name only cus I know two lo's called she's spelt shai xx

 

[Megamegan]

Thanks for your responses ladies! I do like the name and I think it's unique. Shea Michael would probably be the first and middle names, Michael after our fathers.

 

[Megamegan]

As it turns out, we are now talking about naming our baby Shea whether it's a boy or a girl! Lol. Funny how things work out.

 

[too_scared]

Shea is on our list for a boy

 

[Dragonfly]

I only know boys called Shea.

 

[vickyandchick]

I've only ever met one person, a girl, named Shay

 

[inxsmhpy]

I love it and would have definitely called my son Shay if it had sounded right with our last name

 

[inxsmhpy]

I love it and would have definitely called my son Shay if it had sounded right with our last name

 

[Megamegan]

I can't wait til we know what we are having I told DH, we should pick out 2 names when we find out the gender, so that we can decide when the baby comes out which one he/she looks more like.

 

[Fallacy]

I've met two, both female. One spelled Shay, the other spelled Shae.

 

[lau86]

I love it, i would name either a boy or girl shae but I prefer for a girl

 

[Mrs HM]

Here in Ireland it's a boy's name, but I think it sounds nice for a girl too.

 

[1948LC]

I like it but prefer the spelling Shay and would say its a boys name. x

 

[Megamegan]

I like the spelling Shay, but we are choosing Shea since the whole point is to relate it to Shea Stadium, him and his dad being huge Mets fans.

 

[LoveCakes]

I live in Ireland and have only heard it as a boys name. That said the baby in rules of engagement was a girl called shay.

 

[GeralynB]

My family are also huge Mets fans...my sister always said if she had a girl she would name her Shea

 

[Megamegan]

That's cool Geralyn I'm happy with it being a boy or a girl name, either way it will work. Since I'm not Irish I won't feel too guilty about not using it the traditional Irish way. Haha.