Shylah
Shylah was the 5535th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1857th with 114 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,153 places. More babies were named Shylah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,535 girls, down 1,703 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 23girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007114 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,779babies recorded
Shylah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,535 | 23 |
| 2020 | #3,832 | 38 |
| 2010 | #2,423 | 78 |
| 2000 | #5,129 | 23 |
| 1990 | #12,732 | 6 |
| 1980 | #4,708 | 16 |
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How popular is Shylah, counting every spelling?
Shylah is a spelling of Shyla, a name family that ranked #1,520 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,535 for Shylah 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 Shylah?
23 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shylah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Shylah 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 363 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shylah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shylah?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Shylah are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 12 and 23. That makes Shylah 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.
Shylah by state
How common Shylah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Shylah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shylah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shylah
How popular is the name Shylah?
Shylah was the 5535th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1857th with 114 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,153 places. More babies were named Shylah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Shylah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Shylah in the US.
Where is Shylah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shylah was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.