Shakyla
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-KY-la
- Origin
- Modern
Shakyla is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shakyla come from?
Modern: modern American coinage, Sha- + Kyla
Is Shakyla a girl's or a boy's name?
Shakyla is a girls' name.
How popular is Shakyla in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 35 girls. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the girls named Shakyla in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shakyla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 22 | #5,595 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2003 | 25 | #4,938 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 15 | #5,949 |
| 1992 | 35 | #3,213 |
| 1991 | 33 | #3,295 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
Names like Shakyla
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Samira Safa Salma Aaliyah Safiya Shayla Zaira Zaniyah Zaniya Zahara Amira Zahira
Names related to Shakyla
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, “Shakyla: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shakyla, updated 20 October 2026.