Sheyla

Meaning: Heavenly
Origin: Variant of Sheila · from Latin Caelia by way of Irish Síle (from Irish)

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

Popularity over time

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.

Across the states

See where Sheyla is more common.

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

Around the world

See how Sheyla ranks in other countries and regions.

#112 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,501 in Switzerland (2025).

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.

Spellings & nicknames

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.

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

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