girl's name
Shayla
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 34,583
Scotland
#740
1997 births
Shayla is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 113 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1999, when 1,188 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 29,340 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1950.
Shayla over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 46 |
| 1960s | 149 |
| 1970s | 1,649 |
| 1980s | 5,575 |
| 1990s | 9,278 |
| 2000s | 9,574 |
| 2010s | 3,827 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 852 |
How popular is Shayla?
In 2025, Shayla was given to 113 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Shayla is used
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 Shayla
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shayla also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shayla over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shayla
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shayla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shayla
How popular is the name Shayla?
In 2025, Shayla was given to 113 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Shayla a girl's or a boy's name?
Shayla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Shayla most popular?
Shayla peaked in 1999, when 1,188 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Shayla a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shayla currently ranks #1,128 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.