How Many People Are Named Shala?
An estimated 1,930 people in the United States have the first name Shala. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Shala peaked in popularity in 1991 with 89 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shala 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 Shala paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,930
About 1 in 177,593 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1991
89 births
Total Registered
2,061
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shala
Shala is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,061 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shala as a female name
Ranked #16,538 in 2012
6 female births in 2012
Peak: 1991 (89 births)
Shala: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shala span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 670 babies were registered. Shala has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shala by Decade
How has Shala 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.
Shala by State
Birth registrations for Shala span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Alabama, Washington, Pennsylvania. On average, about 26 Shalas were registered per state.
Shala + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shala as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shala: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shala?
We estimate approximately 1,930 people named Shala 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 177,593 Americans share this first name.
Is Shala a common name?
Shala is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,061 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shala most popular?
Shala reached peak popularity in 1991, when 89 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shala is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shala a female name?
Shala is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shala Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shala Smith, Shala Johnson, Shala 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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