Sheyla is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Sheyla means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Sheyla across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Sheyla has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Sheyla is a girl name of Irish (Gaelic) origin meaning “variant of Sheila, blind or heavenly”. A respelling of Sheila, the Irish form of Cecilia.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,241 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 15 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Sheyla per year, United States (1970 to 2025). United States peaked in 2006 (309/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2017 (5/yr).
Sheyla is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2006, when it ranked #1,558 nationally (given to 309 babies that year).
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