Shila
Shila is a name with a single cultural origin: Marathi.
- Marathi
Meaning & Origin of Shila
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shila is a name with a single cultural origin: Marathi.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Marathi
The Story of Shila
Shila first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1941, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 28 Shilas were born — ranking #3,069 that year. As of 2026, Shila ranks #15,178 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Shilas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Shila
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Shila. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Where is Shila most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Bangladesh60%
- Malaysia23%
- TZ7%
- Singapore5%
- BH4%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Shila
Phonetically similar names — useful when Shila is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Shila
Shila is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1941 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Shila's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #3,069. Use the chart and map above to compare Shila'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.