Girls' name · since 1970
Sheyla
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 4,241 babies named Sheyla, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,872 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,342 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,241
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sheyla currently ranks #2342 among girls' names in America, with 4,241 babies recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheyla has been recorded 4,241 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #2342 nationally and more common than 86% 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 1970 to 2025.
- #2,872 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,342 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,241 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheyla ranks #2,872 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,342 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,241 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,872 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,342 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,241
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sheyla's 4,241 recorded births place it above 96.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sheyla compares
4,241 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Sheyla's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sheyla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,241 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 309 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sheyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sheyla's full recorded timeline at 1999, 85% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 15% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 309 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sheyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 309
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Sheyla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,985 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Sheyla's strongest decade.
1,985 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Sheyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 44
1970s
44 births
- 1980s 143
1980s
143 births
- 1990s 524
1990s
524 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,985 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,018 births
- 2020s 527
2020s
527 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,985 births (47% of all-time use).
How Sheyla 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 Sheyla's total volume
Sheyla by state
Where Sheyla concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 967 | 22.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 611 | 14.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 390 | 9.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 260 | 6.1% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 221 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 88 | 2.1% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 85 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 69 | 1.6% |
967 of 4,241 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Sheyla appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sheyla's data
- Sheyla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,985 total births); usage has since declined to 527 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sheylas (967 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 Sheyla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Sheyla 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.