Given name
Shylee
“one who is blind”
Shylee is a variant of Shyla. In English use, Shyla carries the interpretation “one who is blind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shylee is a variant of Shyla. In English use, Shyla carries the interpretation “one who is blind.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shylee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 811
- 0 boys · 811 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 52 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,694 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,694 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 32.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 52 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 677 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 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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