Given name
Shayleah
“of the fairy palace”
Shayleah is a variant of Shayla. One Irish interpretation is “of the fairy palace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shayleah is a variant of Shayla. One Irish interpretation is “of the fairy palace.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Shayleah is a variant of Shayla. An origin associated with Shayla is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shayleah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 5 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 1999. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Shayleah’s family of names
Shayleah has a related form in Shayla.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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