Shay Harborth
There are approximately 1 people named Shay Harborth living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Shay with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Harborth. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Shay
13K
Alive today
Named Harborth
242
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 13K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 2021
Average age: 27
Top Census group: White (68.1%)
Estimated bearers: 242
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #93,282
Per 100K: 0.07
Top ancestry: White (84.8%)
First name trend
Shay: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Shay. The peak year was 2021 with 409 births. The average person named Shay today is 27 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Shay
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Shay, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 68.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Shay described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Shay at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White68.1% · 9,460
- Black or African American16.1% · 2,242
- Hispanic or Latino5.5% · 761
- Two or more races5.5% · 760
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.4% · 472
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 201
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Harborth surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Harborth, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 84.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Harborth described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Harborth at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White84.8% · 179
- Hispanic or Latino9.0% · 19
- Two or more races4.7% · 10
- Black or African American0.9% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Shay has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0036% of the US population, based on 12,501 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Shay right now.
The surname Harborth appears at a rate of 0.07 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0001%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Shay Harborth. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Shay
FAQ
Shay Harborth: questions and answers
How many people are named Shay Harborth?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Shay Harborth. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0036%) with the surname frequency (0.07 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Shay Harborth?
We classify Shay Harborth as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Shay a male or female name?
Shay is predominantly unisex. Out of 12,989 total SSA registrations, 38.1% were male and 61.9% were female. See the full Shay profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Shay Harborth?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.