Shyla
Shyla was the 2322nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 79 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 797th with 365 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 870 places. More babies were named Shyla in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,322 girls, down 954 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 79girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008365 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,026babies recorded
Shyla popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,322 | 79 |
| 2020 | #1,368 | 160 |
| 2010 | #876 | 304 |
| 2000 | #1,085 | 191 |
| 1990 | #1,444 | 109 |
| 1980 | #1,549 | 76 |
| 1970 | #4,454 | 13 |
| 1960 | #7,162 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shyla, counting every spelling?
Shyla is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,520 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,322 for Shyla on its own. Together these spellings went to 122 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shyla | 79 | #2,322 | 579 |
| Shylah | 23 | #5,535 | 144 |
| Shilah | 20 | #6,085 | 68 |
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 many kids will share the name Shyla?
79 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shyla (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Shyla 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 106 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shyla.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shyla?
About 7,900 people born in the US named Shyla are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 15 and 32. That makes Shyla 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.
Shyla by state
How common Shyla was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.6×). In 37 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 Shyla: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shyla, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shyla
How popular is the name Shyla?
Shyla was the 2322nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 79 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 797th with 365 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 870 places. More babies were named Shyla in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Shyla a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Shyla in the US.
Where is Shyla most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shyla was most common in California (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Carolina and New Jersey.