How Many People Are Named Shaela?
An estimated 1,081 people in the United States have the first name Shaela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Shaela peaked in popularity in 2000 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shaela as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shaela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,081
About 1 in 317,072 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2000
47 births
Total Registered
1,115
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shaela
Shaela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,115 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shaela as a female name
Ranked #17,228 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 2000 (47 births)
Shaela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shaela span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 393 babies were registered. Shaela has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shaela by Decade
How has Shaela tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shaela by State
Birth registrations for Shaela span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Utah, Texas. The lowest are in Washington, Pennsylvania, Texas. On average, about 18 Shaelas were registered per state.
Shaela + Last Name Combinations
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Shaela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shaela?
We estimate approximately 1,081 people named Shaela are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 317,072 Americans share this first name.
Is Shaela a common name?
Shaela is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,115 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shaela most popular?
Shaela reached peak popularity in 2000, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shaela is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shaela a female name?
Shaela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shaela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shaela Smith, Shaela Johnson, Shaela Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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