Sheyla
Sheyla was the 2350th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 78 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 863rd with 309 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 159 places. More babies were named Sheyla in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning Not yet researched how we research meanings
- Rank in 2025
- #2,350 girls, up 228 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 78girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006309 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,241babies recorded
Sheyla popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,350 | 78 |
| 2020 | #2,578 | 67 |
| 2010 | #1,512 | 149 |
| 2000 | #1,598 | 111 |
| 1990 | #3,348 | 33 |
| 1980 | #7,318 | 9 |
| 1970 | #6,950 | 7 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sheyla, counting every spelling?
Sheyla has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Sheyla?
78 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sheyla (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sheyla born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 108 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sheyla.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sheyla?
About 4,200 people born in the US named Sheyla are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 13 and 24. That makes Sheyla mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Sheyla by state
How common Sheyla was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.5×), New Jersey (2.1×). In 42 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sheyla: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sheyla, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sheyla
How popular is the name Sheyla?
Sheyla was the 2350th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 78 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 863rd with 309 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 159 places. More babies were named Sheyla in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Sheyla a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sheyla in the US.
Where is Sheyla most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sheyla was most common in New York (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and California.