Shalayah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-LAY-a
- Origin
- Modern
Shalayah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shalayah come from?
Modern: spelling of Shalaya; modern American coinage, Sha- + Laya
Meaning borrowed from Shalaya.
Is Shalayah a girl's or a boy's name?
Shalayah is a girls' name.
How popular is Shalayah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 10 girls. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the girls named Shalayah in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shalayah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
Names like Shalayah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zaniyah, Kaliyah, Aaliyah, Zaliyah, Jaliyah, Aziyah, Kamiyah, Samiyah, Hadassah, Zalayah, Safa, Naziyah
Names related to Shalayah
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, “Shalayah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shalayah, updated 20 October 2026.