The first name Shayla
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 4 girls were named Shayla, making it the 4,867th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2010, with 66 births (#593).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Shayla with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Shayla at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 113 girls born in the United States were named Shayla, the 1,793rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1999, when 1,188 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Shaylene
Famous people named Shayla
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Shayla LaVeauxAmerican pornographic actress, born 1969
Questions
- How popular is the name Shayla?
- In 2025, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Shayla, ranking 4,867th. Its peak was 2010, with 66 births.
- Is Shayla a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 30,950 US babies named Shayla since 1880 were girls.
- When was Shayla most popular?
- 1999 in the United States, when 1,188 babies were named Shayla, its highest rank at 267th.
- What are other spellings of Shayla?
- Shaylene.