Given name
Shailah
“of the mountain stone”
Shailah is a variant of Shaila. One Indian interpretation is “of the mountain stone.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shailah is a variant of Shaila. One Indian interpretation is “of the mountain stone.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Shailah 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 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shailah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 171
- 0 boys · 171 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 14 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 180 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.
Shailah’s family of names
Shailah has a related form in Shaila.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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