Is Shayla a boy or girl name?
Shayla is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 111 girls and 0 boys were named Shayla, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 30,834 US babies named Shayla were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,815
- Babies named Shayla since 1950
- 30,834
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 1,187 babies
Boys and girls named Shayla, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 46 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 148 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,649 | 100% |
| 1980s | 10 | 5,565 | 99.8% |
| 1990s | 0 | 9,278 | 100% |
| 2000s | 7 | 9,567 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,826 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 738 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,815 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,610 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,537 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,378 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 197 | #1,180 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 195 | #1,200 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 218 | #1,128 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 242 | #1,064 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 270 | #986 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 354 | #797 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 375 | #749 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 428 | #669 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 473 | #606 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 577 | #509 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 694 | #445 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 802 | #393 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 964 | #347 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,028 | #324 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,004 | #330 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 815 | #386 |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,780 | 919 | #348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 999 | #309 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 975 | #314 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,052 | #297 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,009 | #312 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,187 | #268 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 993 | #307 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,041 | #279 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,054 | #276 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 846 | #323 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 811 | #330 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 831 | #318 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 865 | #317 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 851 | #317 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 799 | #337 |
| 1989 | 5 | #9,024 | 710 | #363 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 676 | #361 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 583 | #394 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 548 | #405 |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,425 | 556 | #407 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 520 | #408 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 533 | #405 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 506 | #434 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 492 | #432 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 441 | #477 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 302 | #597 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 315 | #555 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 327 | #545 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 178 | #793 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,092 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,342 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,441 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,363 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 164 | #841 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,298 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,442 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,952 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,452 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,709 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,704 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,987 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,790 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,745 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,491 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,722 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,836 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,894 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,679 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,651 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,537 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,989 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shayla reached #7,425 in 1985. As a girl name, it reached #268 in 1999. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shayla
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.