Shayla is an established variant of Sheila that peaked in 1999 and has since faded.
Shayla is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,793 for girl births in the United States (and #3,273 across all names), given to 113 babies. Shayla was first reported in SSA data in 1950 and peaked in 1999 (1,188 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 113 | 113 | #1,793 | — |
| 2024 | 112 | 112 | #1,807 | — |
| 2023 | 130 | 130 | #1,611 | — |
| 2022 | 140 | 140 | #1,538 | — |
| 2021 | 160 | 160 | #1,378 | — |
| 2020 | 197 | 197 | #1,181 | — |
| 2019 | 195 | 195 | #1,202 | — |
| 2018 | 218 | 218 | #1,128 | — |
| 2017 | 242 | 242 | #1,064 | — |
| 2016 | 270 | 270 | #986 | — |
| 2015 | 354 | 354 | #797 | — |
| 2014 | 375 | 375 | #749 | — |
| 2013 | 429 | 429 | #667 | — |
| 2012 | 473 | 473 | #606 | — |
| 2011 | 577 | 577 | #509 | — |
| 2010 | 694 | 694 | #445 | — |
| 2009 | 802 | 802 | #393 | — |
| 2008 | 964 | 964 | #347 | — |
| 2007 | 1,028 | 1,028 | #324 | — |
| 2006 | 1,004 | 1,004 | #330 | — |
| 2005 | 815 | 815 | #386 | — |
| 2004 | 926 | 926 | #348 | #9,780 |
| 2003 | 999 | 999 | #309 | — |
| 2002 | 975 | 975 | #314 | — |
| 2001 | 1,052 | 1,052 | #297 | — |
| 2000 | 1,009 | 1,009 | #312 | — |
| 1999 | 1,188 | 1,188 | #267 | — |
| 1998 | 992 | 992 | #307 | — |
| 1997 | 1,041 | — | #279 | — |
| 1996 | 1,054 | — | #276 | — |
| 1995 | 846 | — | #323 | — |
| 1994 | 811 | — | #330 | — |
| 1993 | 831 | — | #319 | — |
| 1992 | 865 | — | #317 | — |
| 1991 | 851 | — | #317 | — |
| 1990 | 799 | — | #337 | — |
| 1989 | 715 | — | #363 | #9,024 |
| 1988 | 676 | — | #361 | — |
| 1987 | 583 | — | #394 | — |
| 1986 | 548 | — | #405 | — |
| 1985 | 561 | — | #407 | #7,424 |
| 1984 | 520 | — | #408 | — |
| 1983 | 533 | — | #405 | — |
| 1982 | 506 | — | #434 | — |
| 1981 | 492 | — | #432 | — |
| 1980 | 441 | — | #477 | — |
| 1979 | 302 | — | #597 | — |
| 1978 | 315 | — | #554 | — |
| 1977 | 326 | — | #545 | — |
| 1976 | 179 | — | #791 | — |
| 1975 | 108 | — | #1,092 | — |
| 1974 | 79 | — | #1,342 | — |
| 1973 | 68 | — | #1,441 | — |
| 1972 | 74 | — | #1,363 | — |
| 1971 | 164 | — | #841 | — |
| 1970 | 34 | — | #2,298 | — |
| 1969 | 29 | — | #2,442 | — |
| 1968 | 21 | — | #2,854 | — |
| 1967 | 15 | — | #3,452 | — |
| 1966 | 13 | — | #3,709 | — |
| 1965 | 13 | — | #3,705 | — |
| 1964 | 19 | — | #2,986 | — |
| 1963 | 7 | — | #5,791 | — |
| 1962 | 13 | — | #3,743 | — |
| 1961 | 10 | — | #4,489 | — |
| 1960 | 9 | — | #4,722 | — |
| 1958 | 8 | — | #4,837 | — |
| 1957 | 11 | — | #3,893 | — |
| 1955 | 8 | — | #4,679 | — |
| 1954 | 6 | — | #5,651 | — |
| 1953 | 8 | — | #4,536 | — |
| 1950 | 5 | — | #5,988 | — |