Girls' name · since 1960
Shaila
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 3,260 babies named Shaila, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,413 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,133 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,260
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
3,260 babies have been named Shaila since 1960, making it today's #5133 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaila has been recorded 3,260 times among girls since 1960, currently ranked #5133 nationally and more common than 70% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #3,413 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,133 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,260 born since 1960
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaila ranks #3,413 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,133 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,260 born since 1960, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,413 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,133 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,260
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shaila's 3,260 recorded births place it above 95.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shaila compares
3,260 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shaila's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shaila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,260 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 241 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shaila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shaila splits its recorded history at 1995: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 241 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shaila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 241
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Shaila by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,077 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Shaila's strongest decade.
1,077 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Shaila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1970s 124
1970s
124 births
- 1980s 231
1980s
231 births
- 1990s
1990s
545 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,068 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,077 births
- 2020s 173
2020s
173 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,077 births (33% of all-time use).
How Shaila compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shaila's total volume
Shaila by state
Where Shaila concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 648 | 19.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 339 | 10.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 121 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 104 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 61 | 1.9% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 54 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 34 | 1.0% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 26 | 0.8% |
648 of 3,260 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Shaila appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shaila's data
- Shaila's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,077 total births); usage has since declined to 173 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shailas (648 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shaila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~65 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1960–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shaila draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.