Is Shala a boy or girl name?

Shala is a girl’s name. Of the 2,061 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Shala

Recorded 1947–2012 · United States

Shala was most popular in 1991, when 89 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,764 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,061 people named Shala.

Shala over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shala’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shala a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shala is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,061 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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 Shala

Where Shala 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