Given name
Shaela
“of the mountain stone”
Shaela is a variant of Shaila. One Indian interpretation is “of the mountain stone.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shaela is a variant of Shaila. One Indian interpretation is “of the mountain stone.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Shaela is a variant of Shaila. An origin associated with Shaila is Indian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shaela through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,124
- 0 boys · 1,124 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 47 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,785 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,785 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 47 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 936 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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