Cheyla
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAY-la
- Origin
- Modern
Cheyla is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Cheyla come from?
Modern: modern invention in the style of Shayla and Cheyenne
Is Cheyla a girl's or a boy's name?
Cheyla is a girls' name.
How popular is Cheyla in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the girls named Cheyla in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Cheyla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5,904 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 20 | #5,669 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 18 | #5,260 |
| 1991 | 12 | #6,969 |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
Names like Cheyla
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jayla Emma Kayla Chloe Skyla Gianna Keyla Camila Isabella Kiana Ava Bella
Names related to Cheyla
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Cheyla: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cheyla, updated 20 October 2026.