Shakayla
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-KAY-la
- Origin
- Modern
Shakayla is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shakayla come from?
Modern: modern American coinage, Sha- + Kayla
Is Shakayla a girl's or a boy's name?
Shakayla is a girls' name.
How popular is Shakayla in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 4 girls.
Shakayla in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
How popular is Shakayla in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 105 girls. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the girls named Shakayla in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shakayla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | #9,541 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 17 | #6,804 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 19 | #6,450 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 20 | #6,252 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 30 | #4,680 |
| 2010 | 36 | #4,106 |
| 2009 | 49 | #3,360 |
| 2008 | 64 | #2,802 |
| 2007 | 67 | #2,710 |
| 2006 | 62 | #2,815 |
| 2005 | 68 | #2,520 |
| 2004 | 78 | #2,237 |
| 2003 | 76 | #2,240 |
| 2002 | 83 | #2,061 |
| 2001 | 101 | #1,762 |
| 2000 | 105 | #1,671 |
| 1999 | 88 | #1,801 |
| 1998 | 79 | #1,918 |
| 1997 | 83 | #1,799 |
| 1996 | 81 | #1,804 |
| 1995 | 70 | #1,950 |
| 1994 | 66 | #2,074 |
| 1993 | 80 | #1,811 |
| 1992 | 80 | #1,794 |
| 1991 | 59 | #2,209 |
| 1990 | 36 | #3,073 |
| 1989 | 25 | #3,887 |
| 1988 | 23 | #3,888 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,330 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
Names like Shakayla
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Aaliyah Summer Safiya Hiba Sumayyah Khadija Amira Halima Hafsa Zainab Salma
Names related to Shakayla
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Shakayla: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shakayla, updated 20 October 2026.