Girls' name · since 1942
Shyla
Shyla has 8,026 recorded births since 1942 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,906 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,307 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,026
- born since 1942
- 2000s
- peak decade
8,026 babies have been named Shyla since 1942, making it today's #2307 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Shyla recorded 8,026 times among girls since 1942, holding rank #2307 nationally today, ahead of 87% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2025.
- #1,906 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,307 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,026 born since 1942
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shyla ranks #1,906 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,307 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,026 born since 1942, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,906 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,307 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,026
- born since 1942
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shyla's 8,026 recorded births place it above 97.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shyla compares
8,026 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Shyla's all-time total is 21x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shyla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,026 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 365 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shyla splits its recorded history at 1988: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 365 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 365
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Shyla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,581 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Shyla's strongest decade.
2,581 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Shyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 19
1940s
19 births
- 1950s 39
1950s
39 births
- 1960s 86
1960s
86 births
- 1970s 435
1970s
435 births
- 1980s 860
1980s
860 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,533 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,581 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,734 births
- 2020s 739
2020s
739 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,581 births (32% of all-time use).
How Shyla 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 Shyla's total volume
Shyla by state
Where Shyla concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 943 | 11.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 427 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 423 | 5.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 274 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 271 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 198 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Washington | | 177 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 169 | 2.1% |
943 of 8,026 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Shyla appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shyla's data
- Shyla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,581 total births); usage has since declined to 739 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shylas (943 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
Names with a similar popularity rank to Shyla
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shyla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1942–2025 (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 Shyla 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.