Shylah

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Shylah: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Shylah: Recorded since 2005, it reached #1,649 in 2012, and it stood at #5,891 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
19times a registrar ranked it
20years from first to last
#1649highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2005–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
2005	#3382
2006	#3116
2007	#4294
2008	#2487
2009	#2535
2010	#1993
2011	#2275
2012	#1649
2013	#2649
2014	#2464
2015	#3252
2016	#2757
2017	#2502
2018	#2674
2019	#3151
2020	#5493
2022	#3533
2023	#5687
2024	#5891

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

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What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 19 of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2005–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2005
First recorded at #3382 among girls in England and Wales in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2005–2024
Highest recorded position: #1649 among girls in England and Wales, in 2012 (recorded 2005–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Shylah by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Shylah in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	33	5 of 10	7
2010sbusiest	103	10 of 10	10
2020s	15	4 of 10	4

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 10 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Shylah appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2005 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1649 in England and Wales in 2012.

Shylah's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#5891	3	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#5687	3	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#3533	6	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#5493	3	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#3151	7	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#2674	9	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#2502	10	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#2757	9	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#3252	7	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#2464	10	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#2649	9	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#1649	18	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#2275	11	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#1993	13	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#2535	9	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#2487	9	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#4294	4	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#3116	6	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#3382	5	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2005 and 2024, ranked in 19 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,649, first reached in 2012.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 18 births, registered in England and Wales in 2012.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
16 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#5,891position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
18births registered in its largest year, 2012Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Sia · #391, 27y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Anaaya · #1649, 17y
Ayham · #1649, 19y
Gracie-Rose · #1649, 17y
Lilly-Rae · #1649, 17y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Anaaya · #1649, 17y
Ayham · #1649, 19y
Gracie-Rose · #1649, 17y
Lilly-Rae · #1649, 17y

Shylah and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Shylah without appearing here.

Shylah moved ahead of

Kristy Compare
In 2007 they stood at #4294 and #3218 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2008 that had become #2487 and #3860.
Jayden Compare
In 2010 they stood at #1993 and #1731 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2011 that had become #2275 and #3549.
Helene Compare
In 2005 they stood at #3382 and #2970 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2006 that had become #3116 and #4157.
Carol Compare
In 2007 they stood at #4294 and #4294 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2008 that had become #2487 and #3397.

Moved ahead of Shylah

Rory Compare
In 2019 they stood at #3151 and #4001 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #5493 and #1939.
Malin Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3533 and #3970 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #5687 and #2346.
Cecilie Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3533 and #5669 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #5687 and #2504.
Francis Compare
In 2019 they stood at #3151 and #4686 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #5493 and #2449.

Moved the opposite way to Shylah

Ada Compare
Between 2005 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Shylah went from #3382 to #5891 while Ada went from #951 to #40.
Alma Compare
Between 2005 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Shylah went from #3382 to #5891 while Alma went from #1500 to #234.
Amelia Compare
Between 2005 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Shylah went from #3382 to #5891 while Amelia went from #15 to #2.
Aria Compare
Between 2005 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Shylah went from #3382 to #5891 while Aria went from #1295 to #35.

Moved the same way as Shylah

Abigail Compare
Between 2005 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Shylah went from #3382 to #5891 and Abigail from #20 to #154.
Aimee Compare
Between 2005 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Shylah went from #3382 to #5891 and Aimee from #49 to #1603.
Aisling Compare
Between 2005 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Shylah went from #3382 to #5891 and Aisling from #657 to #2000.
Alex Compare
Between 2005 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Shylah went from #3382 to #5891 and Alex from #251 to #2253.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2005 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1649 in England and Wales in 2012. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Shylah

Shylah at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Shylah by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Shylah appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

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Also first recorded in the 2000s

Shylah and the names beside it

Shylah moved ahead of

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Shylah at a glance

Shylah by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Shylah appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Shylah and the names beside it

Shylah moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Shylah

Moved the opposite way to Shylah

Moved the same way as Shylah