Sheyla
Girl name · #2342 in 2025 · Very rare
Sheyla ranks #2342 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 78 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #2169, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 23,077 girls born in 2025 was named Sheyla.
The 55-year story
Sheyla first appears in the Social Security records in 1970, when 7 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2006, when 309 girls were named Sheyla — good for #862 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Sheyla per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Sheyla in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Sheyla is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Sheyla will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Sheyla is most common
State-level data for Sheyla is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Sheyla
Statistically, parents drawn to Sheyla tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Shyla, Jakayla, Shayla, Tayla, and Skyla.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Sheyla | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78 | #2326 |
| 2024 | 106 | #1884 |
| 2023 | 84 | #2229 |
| 2022 | 107 | #1885 |
| 2021 | 85 | #2186 |
| 2020 | 67 | #2549 |
| 2019 | 65 | #2651 |
| 2018 | 86 | #2179 |
| 2017 | 74 | #2432 |
| 2016 | 95 | #2068 |
| 2015 | 87 | #2169 |
| 2014 | 103 | #1940 |
| 2013 | 109 | #1849 |
| 2012 | 115 | #1782 |
| 2011 | 135 | #1598 |
| 2010 | 149 | #1500 |
| 2009 | 170 | #1392 |
| 2008 | 252 | #1038 |
| 2007 | 250 | #1048 |
| 2006 | 309 | #862 |
| 2005 | 152 | #1406 |
| 2004 | 150 | #1387 |
| 2003 | 172 | #1227 |
| 2002 | 204 | #1051 |
| 2001 | 215 | #997 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Sheyla a popular girl name?
Sheyla ranked #2342 among girls in 2025 with 78 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2169.
When was the name Sheyla most popular?
Sheyla peaked in 2006, when 309 American girls received the name (ranked #862 that year). Since 2006 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Sheyla?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 23,077 newborn American girls was named Sheyla. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.