boy's name
Shail
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Births on record 74
Shail is a boy's name. In 2016 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 2016, when 10 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1990.
Shail over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2016, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 12 |
| 2000s | 31 |
| 2010s (to 2016) | 31 |
How popular is Shail?
In 2016, Shail was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Shail
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shail also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shail over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shail
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shail — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shail
How popular is the name Shail?
In 2016, Shail was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Shail a girl's or a boy's name?
Shail is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Shail most popular?
Shail peaked in 2016, when 10 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.