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Shayla

Shayla is currently the #1777 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 113 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #1177 to #1777. Looking at the full record since 1950, Shayla hit its all-time high of #267 in 1999, when 1,188 girls were given the name. State by state, Virginia leads the way at #936.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1777
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#267
in 1999 (1990s)
Babies in 2025
113
girls named Shayla

Shayla popularity, 1880–2025

0.018%0.036%0.054%0.072%18801900192019401960198020002020#267 in 1999
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1999

Where Shayla is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025MI—New York: #1418 (9 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1418Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025PA—New Jersey: #939 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NJ#939Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025CT—California: #1948 (10 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1948Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025WV—Virginia: #936 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#936Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025DE—Arizona: #1040 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#1040New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1138 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#1138South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Shayla in 2025HI—Texas: #1902 (11 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1902Florida: #1685 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1685
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Virginia (#936), New Jersey (#939), Arizona (#1040)

Uniqueness score

61/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Shayla in the most recent year of SSA data.

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