girl's name
Sheyla
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,354
Sheyla is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 78 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2006, when 309 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 42,506 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1970.
Sheyla over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 44 |
| 1980s | 143 |
| 1990s | 524 |
| 2000s | 1,985 |
| 2010s | 1,018 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 527 |
How popular is Sheyla?
In 2025, Sheyla was given to 78 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Sheyla 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 Sheyla
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Sheyla also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sheyla over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Sheyla
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sheyla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Sheyla
How popular is the name Sheyla?
In 2025, Sheyla was given to 78 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Sheyla a girl's or a boy's name?
Sheyla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Sheyla most popular?
Sheyla peaked in 2006, when 309 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Sheyla a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sheyla currently ranks #2,346 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.