Meaning:
Its source is Seaghdha, a Gaelic name meaning "Admirable."
Compound Forms: Shaelea, Shealee and Sheatara
Alternative Spellings: Shae, Shay, Shaye, Shey and Sheye
Variant Forms: Lashea, Shaelene, Shaeline, Shaely, Shailey, Shaylagh, Shaylene, Shayley, Shayli, Shaylie, Shaylla, Shealene, Shealy, Sheavon and Sheyla
Popularity:
The name Shea ranked 782nd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 2270th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.