Shyla
Shyla is a feminine given name, comparable to the English and Irish Sheila. In Sanskrit, it means goddess Parvathi and in English it means white dove.
Meaning & Origin of Shyla
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shyla is a feminine given name, comparable to the English and Irish Sheila. In Sanskrit, it means goddess Parvathi and in English it means white dove.
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The Story of Shyla
Shyla first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1942, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 365 Shylas were born — ranking #797 that year. As of 2026, Shyla ranks #2,058 for baby girls with 95 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 8K Shylas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Shyla
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- Shyla Angela Prasad (born 1995), model, actress and beauty pageant titleholder
- Shyla Heal (born 2001), Australian basketball player
- Shyla Stylez (1982–2017), Canadian pornographic actress
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Names that sound like Shyla
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About the name Shyla
Shyla is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1942 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Shyla's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #797. Use the chart and map above to compare Shyla'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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