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Why parents love Shayla- The meaning fairy palace is enchantingly Irish.
- Two syllables with a flowing, Celtic sound: SHAY-lah.
- Shay (fairy/hawk) is embedded.
- The Irish heritage gives genuine depth.
- The fairy-palace imagery is irresistibly magical.
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The vibe of Shayla
fairy palacehillIrishGaelicSheahawkCelticenchantingmagicalflowing
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Origin & history of Shayla
Irish Gaelic (fairy/hawk) + la
→ Shayla
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Arabic / Irish roots
Shayla comes from the Irish Gaelic meaning fairy palace or from the hill, connected to Shea (fairy/hawk). The name carries Irish-fairy mythology through Celtic magic.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Irish Gaelic compound.
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Today
Shayla remains a beloved choice, ranking #1270 in the US. 30,834 babies have been named Shayla since 1950.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Shayla?
1999
peak year
Shayla first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1950. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1999, 1,187 babies received the name (ranked #268). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #1270), with roughly 202 babies named Shayla each year. Shayla has been declining in recent years. In total, around 30,834 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
1,187
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #268)
(ranked #268)
202
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
2,020
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
30,834
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Shayla3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
Shayla's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — fairy-palace adventure. People named Shayla tend to be enchanting, Celtic, and gifted at being the fairy palace everyone searches for.
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Fairy palace everyone searches for✦
Celtic-enchanting◈
Shea-hawk◎
Irish-magical♡
Flowing-brightS1
H8
A1
Y7
L3
A1
Sum: 21 → Life path 3
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Personality of Shayla✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
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Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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