Shayley
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAY-lee
- Origin
- Modern
Shayley is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shayley come from?
Modern: modern coinage, a variant of Shaylee
Is Shayley a girl's or a boy's name?
Shayley is a girls' name.
How popular is Shayley in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 6 girls.
Shayley in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
How popular is Shayley 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 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the girls named Shayley in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shayley in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5,892 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 20 | #5,486 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
Names like Shayley
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Riley Keira Sydney Miley Caoimhe Lainey Niamh Sienna Cassidy Eden Lily Ffion
Names related to Shayley
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
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, “Shayley: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shayley, updated 20 October 2026.