Shayla
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAY-la
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,777 for girls
Shayla is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 1,777th for girls in the US (113 babies).
Where does Shayla come from?
Modern: possibly a blend of Shay with names like Kayla, or a form of Sheila
More on Wiktionary.
Is Shayla a girl's or a boy's name?
Shayla is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 113 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shayla in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 77% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Shayla, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,526th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 68 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shayla in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Shayla in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,381 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,450 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,981 |
| 2020 | 21 | #1,526 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,793 |
| 2018 | 24 | #1,420 |
| 2017 | 19 | #1,711 |
| 2016 | 28 | #1,291 |
| 2015 | 53 | #791 |
| 2014 | 44 | #925 |
| 2013 | 42 | #949 |
| 2012 | 50 | #831 |
| 2011 | 63 | #688 |
| 2010 | 68 | #638 |
| 2009 | 65 | #631 |
| 2008 | 59 | #681 |
| 2007 | 59 | #655 |
| 2006 | 52 | #673 |
| 2005 | 39 | #793 |
| 2004 | 42 | #731 |
| 2003 | 50 | #632 |
| 2002 | 31 | #854 |
| 2001 | 37 | #737 |
| 2000 | 24 | #987 |
| 1999 | 23 | #1,005 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,585 |
| 1997 | 17 | #1,227 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Shayla in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,777among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 113about 1 in 14,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 113 girls in the US were named Shayla, making it the 1,777th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,177th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 1,188 girls. It first appears in the records in 1950.
Half of all the girls named Shayla in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 200 girls in the US were given Shayla or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,058, up from #1,777 for this spelling alone.
Shayla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 113 | #1,777 |
| 2024 | 112 | #1,796 |
| 2023 | 130 | #1,603 |
| 2022 | 140 | #1,531 |
| 2021 | 160 | #1,375 |
| 2020 | 197 | #1,177 |
| 2019 | 195 | #1,198 |
| 2018 | 218 | #1,122 |
| 2017 | 242 | #1,058 |
| 2016 | 270 | #985 |
| 2015 | 354 | #797 |
| 2014 | 375 | #746 |
| 2013 | 429 | #667 |
| 2012 | 473 | #606 |
| 2011 | 577 | #509 |
| 2010 | 694 | #445 |
| 2009 | 802 | #393 |
| 2008 | 964 | #346 |
| 2007 | 1,028 | #324 |
| 2006 | 1,004 | #330 |
| 2005 | 815 | #384 |
| 2004 | 919 | #348 |
| 2003 | 999 | #309 |
| 2002 | 975 | #314 |
| 2001 | 1,052 | #297 |
| 2000 | 1,009 | #312 |
| 1999 | 1,188 | #267 |
| 1998 | 992 | #307 |
| 1997 | 1,041 | #279 |
| 1996 | 1,054 | #275 |
| 1995 | 846 | #323 |
| 1994 | 811 | #330 |
| 1993 | 831 | #318 |
| 1992 | 865 | #317 |
| 1991 | 851 | #317 |
| 1990 | 799 | #337 |
| 1989 | 710 | #361 |
| 1988 | 676 | #361 |
| 1987 | 583 | #393 |
| 1986 | 548 | #405 |
| 1985 | 556 | #407 |
| 1984 | 520 | #408 |
| 1983 | 533 | #405 |
| 1982 | 506 | #432 |
| 1981 | 492 | #431 |
| 1980 | 441 | #477 |
| 1979 | 302 | #595 |
| 1978 | 315 | #553 |
| 1977 | 326 | #545 |
| 1976 | 179 | #790 |
| 1975 | 108 | #1,083 |
| 1974 | 79 | #1,334 |
| 1973 | 68 | #1,433 |
| 1972 | 74 | #1,353 |
| 1971 | 164 | #836 |
| 1970 | 34 | #2,267 |
| 1969 | 29 | #2,396 |
| 1968 | 21 | #2,789 |
| 1967 | 15 | #3,339 |
| 1966 | 13 | #3,557 |
| 1965 | 13 | #3,548 |
| 1964 | 19 | #2,914 |
| 1963 | 7 | #5,295 |
| 1962 | 13 | #3,591 |
| 1961 | 10 | #4,238 |
| 1960 | 9 | #4,436 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 8 | #4,519 |
| 1957 | 11 | #3,695 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 8 | #4,375 |
| 1954 | 6 | #5,146 |
| 1953 | 8 | #4,225 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #5,299 |
Names like Shayla
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Summer Zainab Hiba Hafsa Salma Saba Aaliyah Safiya Huda Rahma Safaa
Other spellings of Shayla
Names related to Shayla
Shyla Suhayla Suhaila Suhaylah Suheyla Shaylee Sayla Saylah Shaila
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, “Shayla: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shayla, updated 20 October 2026.