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Shayla

Girl

Meaning of Shayla: Irish: 'from the fairy palace'

Shayla is a girl's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1744th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3318th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1744

113 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3318

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

30,950

First recorded 1950 · peak 1999

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 492 babies1982: 506 babies1983: 533 babies1984: 520 babies1985: 561 babies1986: 548 babies1987: 583 babies1988: 676 babies1989: 715 babies1990: 799 babies19901991: 851 babies1992: 865 babies1993: 831 babies1994: 811 babies1995: 846 babies1996: 1,054 babies1997: 1,041 babies1998: 992 babies1999: 1,188 babies2000: 1,009 babies20002001: 1,052 babies2002: 975 babies2003: 999 babies2004: 926 babies2005: 815 babies2006: 1,004 babies2007: 1,028 babies2008: 964 babies2009: 802 babies2010: 694 babies20102011: 577 babies2012: 473 babies2013: 429 babies2014: 375 babies2015: 354 babies2016: 270 babies2017: 242 babies2018: 218 babies2019: 195 babies2020: 197 babies20202021: 160 babies2022: 140 babies2023: 130 babies2024: 112 babies2025: 113 babies
US babies named Shayla per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,188.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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