Girls' name · since 1950
Shayla
Since 1950, U.S. Social Security records show 30,933 babies named Shayla, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #820 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,785 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 30,933
- born since 1950
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shayla is the #1785 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 30,933 recorded since 1950.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shayla has been recorded 30,933 times among girls since 1950, currently ranked #1785 nationally and more common than 90% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2025.
- #820 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,785 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 30,933 born since 1950
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shayla ranks #820 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,785 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 30,933 born since 1950, peaking in the 2000s.
- #820 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,785 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 30,933
- born since 1950
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shayla's 30,933 recorded births place it above 98.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shayla compares
30,933 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Shayla's all-time total is 82x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shayla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 30,933 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,188 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shayla's full recorded timeline at 1990, 76% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 24% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1950, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 1,188 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shayla popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 1,188
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Shayla popularity over time - boys
17 total births recorded since 1985 (Shayla as boys' name)
Shayla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (9,567 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Shayla's strongest decade.
9,567 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Shayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 46
1950s
46 births
- 1960s 149
1960s
149 births
- 1970s 1,649
1970s
1,649 births
- 1980s
1980s
5,565 births
- 1990s
1990s
9,278 births
- 2000s
2000s
9,567 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,827 births
- 2020s 852
2020s
852 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 9,567 births (31% of all-time use).
How Shayla 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 Shayla's total volume
Shayla by state
Where Shayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,686 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,075 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,754 | 5.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,494 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 1,348 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 1,180 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 1,062 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 956 | 3.1% |
2,686 of 30,933 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Shayla appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shayla's data
- Shayla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (9,567 total births); usage has since declined to 852 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shaylas (2,686 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1950–2025 (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 Shayla 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.