Shaylah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAY-la
- Origin
- Modern
Shaylah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shaylah come from?
Modern: spelling of Shayla; possibly a blend of Shay with names like Kayla, or a form of Sheila
Meaning borrowed from Shayla. More on Wiktionary.
Is Shaylah a girl's or a boy's name?
Shaylah is a girls' name.
How popular is Shaylah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shaylah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shaylah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
How popular is Shaylah 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 46 girls. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the girls named Shaylah in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shaylah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7,021 |
| 2018 | 14 | #7,758 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7,836 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7,985 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 19 | #6,449 |
| 2013 | 29 | #4,753 |
| 2012 | 23 | #5,707 |
| 2011 | 41 | #3,722 |
| 2010 | 35 | #4,179 |
| 2009 | 45 | #3,560 |
| 2008 | 44 | #3,644 |
| 2007 | 41 | #3,847 |
| 2006 | 46 | #3,468 |
| 2005 | 32 | #4,263 |
| 2004 | 35 | #3,985 |
| 2003 | 32 | #4,105 |
| 2002 | 30 | #4,175 |
| 2001 | 36 | #3,627 |
| 2000 | 34 | #3,733 |
| 1999 | 39 | #3,242 |
| 1998 | 35 | #3,423 |
| 1997 | 37 | #3,158 |
| 1996 | 41 | #2,896 |
| 1995 | 21 | #4,672 |
| 1994 | 27 | #3,887 |
| 1993 | 20 | #4,820 |
| 1992 | 22 | #4,521 |
| 1991 | 17 | #5,393 |
| 1990 | 13 | #6,459 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 15 | #5,316 |
| 1987 | 13 | #5,608 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
Names like Shaylah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Summer, Zainab, Aaliyah, Sumayyah, Ayah, Farah, Hiba, Safaa, Hibah, Hafsa, Samah
Names related to Shaylah
Shayla, Suhayla, Shylah, Suhaylah, Shaylee, Shaila, Sheyla, Sayla, Salah, Shyloh, Saylah
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, “Shaylah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shaylah, updated 20 October 2026.