Is Shylah a boy or girl name?

Shylah is a girl’s name. Of the 1,779 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Shylah

Recorded 1976–2025 · United States

Shylah was most popular in 2007, when 114 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,225 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,389, with 23 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,779 people named Shylah.

Shylah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shylah’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shylah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shylah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,779 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 Shylah

Where Shylah 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