girl's name
Shyla
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 9,625
Shyla is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 79 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2008, when 365 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 41,967 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1942.
Shyla over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 19 |
| 1950s | 39 |
| 1960s | 86 |
| 1970s | 435 |
| 1980s | 860 |
| 1990s | 1,533 |
| 2000s | 2,581 |
| 2010s | 1,734 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 739 |
How popular is Shyla?
In 2025, Shyla was given to 79 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Shyla 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 Shyla
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shyla also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shyla over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shyla
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shyla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shyla
How popular is the name Shyla?
In 2025, Shyla was given to 79 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Shyla a girl's or a boy's name?
Shyla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Shyla most popular?
Shyla peaked in 2008, when 365 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Shyla a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shyla currently ranks #1,463 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.