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Shylah

Girl

Meaning of Shylah: Irish: 'descendant of Súilleabhán'

Shylah 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 — 5259th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5259

23 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,779

First recorded 1976 · peak 2007

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 16 babies1982: 16 babies1983: 15 babies1984: 15 babies1985: 7 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 9 babies1988: 11 babies1989: 13 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 10 babies1992: 12 babies1993: 15 babies1994: 12 babies1995: 13 babies1996: 14 babies1997: 32 babies1998: 24 babies1999: 23 babies2000: 23 babies20002001: 34 babies2002: 26 babies2003: 36 babies2004: 45 babies2005: 68 babies2006: 78 babies2007: 114 babies2008: 103 babies2009: 94 babies2010: 78 babies20102011: 106 babies2012: 82 babies2013: 62 babies2014: 70 babies2015: 48 babies2016: 55 babies2017: 39 babies2018: 41 babies2019: 38 babies2020: 38 babies20202021: 32 babies2022: 34 babies2023: 30 babies2024: 25 babies2025: 23 babies
US babies named Shylah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 114.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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