Given name
Shayla
“of the fairy palace”
Shayla is used as a given name. One Irish interpretation is “of the fairy palace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Irish interpretation is “of the fairy palace.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shayla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 30,950
- 17 boys · 30,933 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 1,188 babies
- 2025
- 113
- #1,793 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −42%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 113 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,793 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 41.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,188 in 1999. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 26,260 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.
Shayla’s family of names
Shayla has a related form in Sheyla. Shayla has a related form in Shai. Shayla has a related form in Shaila.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Shaivariant
- Sheylavariant
- Shailavariant
- Shaylenevariant · English
- Shayllavariant
- Shayleahvariant
- Shayleavariant
- Shaylanvariant
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People named Shayla
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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