How Many People Are Named Shyla?
An estimated 7,717 people in the United States have the first name Shyla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Shyla peaked in popularity in 2008 with 365 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shyla 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 Shyla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,717
About 1 in 44,415 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2008
365 births
Total Registered
7,946
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shyla
Shyla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,946 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shyla as a female name
Ranked #1,888 in 2024
106 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (365 births)
Shyla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shyla span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,581 babies were registered. Shyla has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shyla by Decade
How has Shyla 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.
Shyla by State
Birth registrations for Shyla span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, Texas. The lowest are in West Virginia, Utah, Connecticut. On average, about 124 Shylas were registered per state.
Shyla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shyla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shyla
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Shyla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shyla?
We estimate approximately 7,717 people named Shyla 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 44,415 Americans share this first name.
Is Shyla a common name?
Shyla is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,946 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shyla most popular?
Shyla reached peak popularity in 2008, when 365 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shyla is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shyla a female name?
Shyla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shyla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shyla Smith, Shyla Johnson, Shyla 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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