Girls' name · since 1991

Shykila

18 babies named Shykila in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#47,287 of 72,339
all-time among girls
18
born since 1991
1990s
peak decade

18 girls have been named Shykila since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Shykila has 18 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 1992.

  • #47,287 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 18 born since 1991
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shykila ranks #47,287 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.

#47,287 of 72,339
all-time among girls
18
born since 1991
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Shykila's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Shykila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Shykila's full recorded timeline at 1992, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Shykila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1992

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1992)
12
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
468101214 19911992 12

Shykila by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (18 births, 100% of the file).

1990s was Shykila's strongest decade.

18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Shykila births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 18 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shykila?
Since 1991, Social Security records show 18 babies named Shykila. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #47,287 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1992. Its busiest year on record was 1992, with 12 births.
Where does Shykila sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shykila ranks #47,287 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Shykila most popular?
Shykila was most popular in the 1990s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Shykila been used?
The SSA has tracked Shykila since 1991 -- 2 years through the most recent 1992 data.
What names are similar to Shykila?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shyanne, Shyla, Shyann, Shylah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Shykila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1991–1992 (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 Shykila 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.