Shyla
Girl · SHY-la
Shyla is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 2,076th for girls in the UK (14 babies) and 2,298th for girls in the US (79 babies).
Where does Shyla come from?
May be a form of Sheila or of the Indian Shaila
- Say it
- SHY-la
More on Wiktionary.
Is Shyla a girl's or a boy's name?
Shyla is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls in the UK and 79 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shyla in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,076among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the UK were named Shyla, making it the 2,076th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,348th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 40 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shyla in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,006th in England and Wales.
Shyla in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2024 | 13 | #2,175 |
| 2023 | 20 | #1,611 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,730 |
| 2021 | 27 | #1,295 |
| 2020 | 25 | #1,348 |
| 2019 | 21 | #1,531 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,739 |
| 2017 | 25 | #1,396 |
| 2016 | 25 | #1,410 |
| 2015 | 32 | #1,160 |
| 2014 | 28 | #1,272 |
| 2013 | 30 | #1,218 |
| 2012 | 37 | #1,041 |
| 2011 | 40 | #950 |
| 2010 | 35 | #1,033 |
| 2009 | 32 | #1,062 |
| 2008 | 40 | #890 |
| 2007 | 24 | #1,243 |
| 2006 | 22 | #1,272 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,692 |
| 2004 | 10 | #2,064 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,942 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 7 | #2,281 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Shyla in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,298among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 79about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 79 girls in the US were named Shyla, making it the 2,298th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,362nd. Its busiest year was 2008, with 365 girls. It first appears in the records in 1942.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Shyla than any year since 1986.
Half of all the girls named Shyla in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 122 girls in the US were given Shyla or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,478, up from #2,298 for this spelling alone.
Shyla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79 | #2,298 |
| 2024 | 108 | #1,852 |
| 2023 | 120 | #1,709 |
| 2022 | 127 | #1,659 |
| 2021 | 145 | #1,476 |
| 2020 | 160 | #1,362 |
| 2019 | 111 | #1,833 |
| 2018 | 110 | #1,840 |
| 2017 | 111 | #1,842 |
| 2016 | 112 | #1,841 |
| 2015 | 159 | #1,448 |
| 2014 | 159 | #1,427 |
| 2013 | 191 | #1,248 |
| 2012 | 225 | #1,096 |
| 2011 | 252 | #999 |
| 2010 | 304 | #873 |
| 2009 | 352 | #806 |
| 2008 | 365 | #797 |
| 2007 | 352 | #816 |
| 2006 | 288 | #918 |
| 2005 | 231 | #1,037 |
| 2004 | 216 | #1,067 |
| 2003 | 206 | #1,074 |
| 2002 | 179 | #1,153 |
| 2001 | 201 | #1,058 |
| 2000 | 191 | #1,079 |
| 1999 | 213 | #969 |
| 1998 | 178 | #1,087 |
| 1997 | 187 | #1,025 |
| 1996 | 174 | #1,062 |
| 1995 | 151 | #1,150 |
| 1994 | 142 | #1,226 |
| 1993 | 125 | #1,334 |
| 1992 | 126 | #1,326 |
| 1991 | 128 | #1,293 |
| 1990 | 109 | #1,435 |
| 1989 | 100 | #1,458 |
| 1988 | 95 | #1,445 |
| 1987 | 97 | #1,386 |
| 1986 | 77 | #1,561 |
| 1985 | 72 | #1,631 |
| 1984 | 68 | #1,616 |
| 1983 | 77 | #1,485 |
| 1982 | 119 | #1,164 |
| 1981 | 79 | #1,515 |
| 1980 | 76 | #1,542 |
| 1979 | 73 | #1,569 |
| 1978 | 64 | #1,653 |
| 1977 | 56 | #1,801 |
| 1976 | 38 | #2,210 |
| 1975 | 43 | #2,023 |
| 1974 | 37 | #2,172 |
| 1973 | 46 | #1,832 |
| 1972 | 37 | #2,093 |
| 1971 | 28 | #2,599 |
| 1970 | 13 | #4,245 |
| 1969 | 18 | #3,198 |
| 1968 | 11 | #4,221 |
| 1967 | 15 | #3,339 |
| 1966 | 10 | #4,197 |
| 1965 | 7 | #5,288 |
| 1964 | 7 | #5,473 |
| 1963 | 6 | #5,890 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #5,308 |
| 1960 | 5 | #6,389 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #5,407 |
| 1957 | 6 | #5,376 |
| 1956 | 6 | #5,324 |
| 1955 | 6 | #5,207 |
| 1954 | 5 | #5,751 |
| 1953 | 5 | #5,672 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #5,413 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 7 | #4,203 |
| 1947 | 5 | #5,293 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,736 |
Names like Shyla
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Summer Ayla Amira Maya Khadija Hafsa Hiba Layla Zainab Sienna Aisha