Shila Girl
How popular is Shila?
Peaked in 1980
No babies were recorded with the name Shila in 2025. It was most used in 1980, when 28 girls got the name.
1,035living people named Shila (est.)
37median age of people named Shila
1,080babies named Shila since 1880
Shila popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-100% babies vs 2015) |
| Peak year | 1980 (28 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,811 in 1975 |
| First recorded | 1941 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
Shila counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Shyla family of names ranked #1,376 for girls in 2025 (#1,242 the year before), with 122 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Shila by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 24 | #4,203 |
| 1950s | 25 | #4,313 |
| 1960s | 76 | #4,008 |
| 1970s | 205 | #2,811 |
| 1980s | 239 | #3,066 |
| 1990s | 204 | #4,084 |
| 2000s | 191 | #5,277 |
| 2010s | 106 | #5,106 |
| 2020s | 10 | #15,083 |
Questions
- Is Shila a boy or girl name?
- Shila is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Shila were girls.
- How popular is the name Shila?
- No babies were recorded with the name Shila in 2025. It was most used in 1980, when 28 girls got the name.
- When was Shila most popular?
- Shila peaked in 1980, when 28 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,811 in 1975.
- How many people are named Shila?
- 1,080 babies have been named Shila in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,035 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 37.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.