Shiya Patel
There are approximately 1 people named Shiya Patel 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 Shiya with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Patel. 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 Shiya
251
Alive today
Named Patel
355K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 251
Rarity: Very Rare
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 2015
Average age: 16
Top Census group: White (30.8%)
Estimated bearers: 355K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #63
Per 100K: 103.49
Top ancestry: Asian/Pacific Islander (93.8%)
First name trend
Shiya: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Shiya. The peak year was 2015 with 25 births. The average person named Shiya today is 16 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Shiya
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Shiya, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 30.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Shiya 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 Shiya at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White30.8% · 112
- Asian and Pacific Islander29.9% · 109
- Black or African American28.3% · 103
- Two or more races6.6% · 24
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 13
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 3
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Patel surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Patel, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Asian/Pacific Islander at 93.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Patel 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 Patel at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Asian and Pacific Islander93.8% · 290,005
- White3.0% · 9,373
- Two or more races1.6% · 4,797
- Black or African American0.6% · 1,946
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 1,781
- Hispanic or Latino0.5% · 1,425
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Shiya has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0001% of the US population, based on 251 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 Shiya right now.
The surname Patel appears at a rate of 103.49 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.1035%.
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 Shiya Patel. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people with the surname Patel
FAQ
Shiya Patel: questions and answers
How many people are named Shiya Patel?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Shiya Patel. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0001%) with the surname frequency (103.49 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Shiya Patel?
We classify Shiya Patel as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Shiya a male or female name?
Shiya is predominantly unisex. Out of 254 total SSA registrations, 18.9% were male and 81.1% were female. See the full Shiya 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 have the full name Shiya Patel?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how common the name Shiya Patel is at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.