Is Shaila a boy or girl name?
Shaila is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 21 girls and 0 boys were named Shaila, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,235 US babies named Shaila were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,915
- Babies named Shaila since 1960
- 3,235
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 241 babies
Boys and girls named Shaila, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 42 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 124 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 231 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 545 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,068 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,077 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 148 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,915 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,720 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,776 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,591 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,770 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,711 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,488 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,134 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,664 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,497 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,078 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,658 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,358 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,408 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 241 | #1,041 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,570 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 218 | #1,179 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,236 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,612 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,202 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,475 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,518 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,702 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,563 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,209 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,251 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,181 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,097 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,586 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,674 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,616 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,286 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,481 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,512 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,788 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,092 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,149 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,245 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,438 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,393 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,288 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,748 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,304 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,828 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,181 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,580 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,045 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,729 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,952 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,792 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,141 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,135 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,439 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,449 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,732 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,294 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,551 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,938 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,431 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,623 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,269 |
Highest rank
Shaila has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,041 in 2010. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shaila
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.