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Shy

//ˈʃaɪ//

1 syllablePeak year: 19973 lettersStarts with S

Meaning & origin

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Shy's popularity over time

US birth records list 471 children given the name Shy , most often around 1997. We show the full year-by-year chart for more widely used names.