How Many People Are Named Shayla?
An estimated 29,851 people in the United States have the first name Shayla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Shayla peaked in popularity in 1999 with 1,187 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shayla 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 Shayla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
29,851
About 1 in 11,482 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1999
1,187 births
Total Registered
30,834
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shayla
Shayla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 30,834 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Shayla as a male name
Ranked #9,780 in 2004
7 male births in 2004
Peak: 2004 (7 births)
Shayla as a female name
Ranked #1,815 in 2024
111 female births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (1,187 births)
Shayla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shayla span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 9,574 babies were registered. Shayla has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shayla by Decade
How has Shayla 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.
Shayla by State
Birth registrations for Shayla span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine. On average, about 571 Shaylas were registered per state.
Shayla + Last Name Combinations
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Shayla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shayla?
We estimate approximately 29,851 people named Shayla 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 11,482 Americans share this first name.
Is Shayla a common name?
Shayla is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 30,834 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shayla most popular?
Shayla reached peak popularity in 1999, when 1,187 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shayla is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shayla a female name?
Shayla is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shayla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shayla Smith, Shayla Johnson, Shayla 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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