girl's name

Shailah

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 179

Shailah is a girl's name. In 2019 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2007, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1994.

Shailah over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2010s.

83
'90 '00 '10
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Births named Shailah by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1990s 45
2000s 83
2010s 43

How popular is Shailah?

In 2019, Shailah was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Shailah is used

England & Wales #4,629 5 in 2011
United States #17,448 5 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Shailah

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Shailah also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shailah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Shailah

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shailah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Shailah

How popular is the name Shailah?

In 2019, Shailah was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Shailah a girl's or a boy's name?

Shailah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Shailah most popular?

Shailah peaked in 2007, when 14 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.