Cheila

CHAY-luh /ˈtʃeɪlə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Cheila is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 2000s and has all but disappeared.

Cheila is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2011. Cheila was first reported in SSA data in 1978 and peaked in 2002 (11 births).

About the name Cheila

PronunciationCHAY-luh /ˈtʃeɪlə/
11peak births 2002
1978first in SSA data

Names similar to Cheila

How popular is Cheila?

Girls named Cheila
197819801985199019952000200520102011
Girls named Cheila per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1978–2011 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2011) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Cheila total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201177#13,665
201055#17,578
200888#12,841
200766#15,904
20051010#10,289
20021111#8,972
200188#11,217
200066#13,510
199955#14,872
19966—#12,141
19948—#9,735
19936—#12,077
19928—#9,653
19915—#13,547
19895—#12,751
19855—#10,956
19837—#8,185
19785—#10,003