Sheyla
Sheyla is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Sheyla Bonnick, Jamaican singer and performer, active since 1975 Sheyla Tadeo, Mexican actress, comedian, and singer
Meaning & Origin of Sheyla
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sheyla is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Sheyla Bonnick, Jamaican singer and performer, active since 1975 Sheyla Tadeo, Mexican actress, comedian, and singer
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The Story of Sheyla
Sheyla first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1970, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 309 Sheylas were born — ranking #862 that year. As of 2026, Sheyla ranks #1,824 for baby girls with 111 births, rising sharply (+36% over the past five years). In total, more than 4K Sheylas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sheyla
Sheyla is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Sheyla's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #862. Use the chart and map above to compare Sheyla's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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