Sheyla

“Variant of Sheila — Heavenly; from Latin Caelia by way of Irish Síle” — Irish, via Latin Caecilia origin

Girl's name · #2350 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Sheyla's best rank, #863, came in 2006; it has settled back to #2350 today. Roughly 4,200 girls have been named Sheyla since 1970. Together with its spelling variant Sheila (#2686), Sheyla would rank around #1493 with about 140 births last year — the newborns split about 55/45 between Sheyla and Sheila.

Around the world: about 1 in 11,000 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Sheylas

Sheyla Gutiérrez — Spanish cyclist
Sheyla Fariña — Spanish actress, voice actress and model
Sheyla Bonnick — British singer
Sheyla Hernandez Estupinan — Cuban Paralympic judoka (born 2000)
Sheyla Aragón — Mexican politician

What Sheylas become

Among 31 notable people named Sheyla:

Sports figures appear 2.16× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sheyla Gutiérrez, Spanish cyclist.

Similar names: Sheila · Priscila · Sahily · Aiyla · Maryn · Gema

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