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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Shila

Shila was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 2870th; the most babies were born in 1980 (28). More babies were named Shila in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
198028 babies
Total since 1880
1,080babies recorded

Shila popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 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#17,1655
2010#5,22327
2000#5,66920
1990#5,24818
1980#3,12428
1970#4,01415
1960#6,2926
1950#4,6837
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Shila, counting every spelling?

Shila is a spelling of Shyla, a name family that ranked #1,520 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together. Together these spellings went to 122 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Shyla79#2,322579
Shylah23#5,535144
Shilah20#6,08568

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Shila?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Shila are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 23 and 48. That makes Shila 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.

Shila by state

How common Shila was among girls born in each state in 1978–1982, around its peak. In 50 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: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: 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: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Shila, girls, 1978–1982. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Shila

How popular is the name Shila?

Shila was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 2870th; the most babies were born in 1980 (28). More babies were named Shila in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Shila a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Shila in the US.

Where was Shila most popular?

In 1978–1982, Shila was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 girls).