How Many People Are Named Shaila?
An estimated 3,162 people in the United States have the first name Shaila. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Shaila peaked in popularity in 2010 with 241 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shaila 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 Shaila paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,162
About 1 in 108,398 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2010
241 births
Total Registered
3,235
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shaila
Shaila is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,235 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shaila as a female name
Ranked #5,915 in 2024
21 female births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (241 births)
Shaila: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shaila span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,077 babies were registered. Shaila has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shaila by Decade
How has Shaila 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.
Shaila by State
Birth registrations for Shaila span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Tennessee, Michigan, Hawaii. On average, about 75 Shailas were registered per state.
Shaila + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shaila as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shaila: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shaila?
We estimate approximately 3,162 people named Shaila 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 108,398 Americans share this first name.
Is Shaila a common name?
Shaila is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,235 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shaila most popular?
Shaila reached peak popularity in 2010, when 241 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shaila is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shaila a female name?
Shaila is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shaila Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shaila Smith, Shaila Johnson, Shaila 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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