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Origin & history of Shi1
Chinese roots
Shi comes from the Chinese tradition, meaning Season; honest; history; stone.
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How popular is Shi?
2001
peak year
The name Shi reached its peak in 2001, with 19 registrations (ranked #6034). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1974, roughly 27 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #15364) today, averaging about 7 new babies per year. Across all years on record, approximately 412 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
19
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #6,034)
(ranked #6,034)
7
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
70
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
412
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Shi9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
S1
H8
I9
Sum: 18 → Life path 9
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Personality of Shi🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
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Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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Names that combine with ShiSibling pairings that share the timeless, classic energy of Shi.
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