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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Shala

Shala was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 1534th; the most babies were born in 1991 (89). More babies were named Shala in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
199189 babies
Total since 1880
2,061babies recorded

Shala popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#19,3905
2000#3,71835
1990#1,88875
1980#1,67269
1970#4,00715
1960#7,1365
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Shala, counting every spelling?

Shala has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Shala?

About 2,000 people born in the US named Shala are alive today, with a median age of 39; half are between 33 and 47. That makes Shala mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Shala by state

How common Shala was among girls born in each state in 1989–1993, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (1.9×). In 42 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMI0.02New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIN0.04Ohio: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesOH0.08Pennsylvania: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesPA0.02New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesLA0.06Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesFL0.01
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Shala, girls, 1989–1993. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Shala: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shala, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Shala

How popular is the name Shala?

Shala was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 1534th; the most babies were born in 1991 (89). More babies were named Shala in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Shala a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,061 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Shala most popular?

In 1989–1993, Shala was most common in Ohio (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Indiana.