Name Legacy

Shaela

Recorded 1967–2025 · United States

Shaela was most popular in 2000, when 47 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,998 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,124 people named Shaela.

Most popular in2000
Rank that year#4,998
Births that year47
Total since 18801,124
Given to100% girls

Shaela over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Shaela’s peak in 2000. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shaela a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shaela is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,124 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Shaela

Where Shaela is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org