Around the globe, שהי (Shahi 
, שהי 
) is a common epicene first name. The first name שהי is habitual in Nepal, where it is quite a rare male name, Qatar, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Pakistan, where it is quite a rare dominantly masculine, but infrequently feminine name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Southern Asia, particularly Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. More prevalently, שהי is the last name as well as the forename.