How Many People Are Named Shylah?
An estimated 1,722 people in the United States have the first name Shylah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Shylah peaked in popularity in 2007 with 114 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shylah 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 Shylah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,722
About 1 in 199,044 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2007
114 births
Total Registered
1,755
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shylah
Shylah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,755 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shylah as a female name
Ranked #5,259 in 2024
25 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (114 births)
Shylah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shylah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 621 babies were registered. Shylah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shylah by Decade
How has Shylah 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.
Shylah by State
Birth registrations for Shylah span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, New York. The lowest are in Washington, Illinois, South Carolina. On average, about 29 Shylahs were registered per state.
Shylah + Last Name Combinations
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Shylah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shylah?
We estimate approximately 1,722 people named Shylah 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 199,044 Americans share this first name.
Is Shylah a common name?
Shylah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,755 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shylah most popular?
Shylah reached peak popularity in 2007, when 114 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shylah is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shylah a female name?
Shylah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shylah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shylah Smith, Shylah Johnson, Shylah 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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