How Many People Are Named Sheyla?
An estimated 4,093 people in the United States have the first name Sheyla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Sheyla peaked in popularity in 2006 with 309 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sheyla 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 Sheyla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,093
About 1 in 83,742 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2006
309 births
Total Registered
4,162
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sheyla
Sheyla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,162 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sheyla as a female name
Ranked #1,903 in 2024
105 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (309 births)
Sheyla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sheyla span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,985 babies were registered. Sheyla has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sheyla by Decade
How has Sheyla 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.
Sheyla by State
Birth registrations for Sheyla span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Utah, Nevada. On average, about 142 Sheylas were registered per state.
Sheyla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sheyla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sheyla
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Sheyla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sheyla?
We estimate approximately 4,093 people named Sheyla 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 83,742 Americans share this first name.
Is Sheyla a common name?
Sheyla is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,162 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sheyla most popular?
Sheyla reached peak popularity in 2006, when 309 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sheyla is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sheyla a female name?
Sheyla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sheyla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sheyla Smith, Sheyla Johnson, Sheyla 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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