Shila

Shila

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Shila first appears in the data in 1941 and has been recorded in 68 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1980 with 28 babies (rank #3,124 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Shila

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Shila yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,080

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1941	5	#4,996
1947	5	#6,011
1948	7	#4,594
1949	7	#4,605
1950	7	#4,683
1951	7	#4,762
1956	6	#5,862
1959	5	#7,078
1960	6	#6,291
1961	11	#4,196
1962	10	#4,492
1963	7	#5,801
1964	9	#4,950
1965	8	#5,220
1966	9	#4,808
1967	6	#6,676
1969	10	#5,001
1970	15	#4,014
1971	21	#3,248
1972	9	#5,865
1973	20	#3,322
1974	25	#2,901
1975	26	#2,870
1976	24	#3,083
1977	21	#3,591
1978	25	#3,178
1979	19	#4,020
1980	28	#3,124
1981	28	#3,133
1982	28	#3,158
1983	20	#3,928
1984	28	#3,131
1985	21	#3,965
1986	24	#3,626
1987	19	#4,452
1988	26	#3,676
1989	17	#5,254
1990	18	#5,249
1991	20	#4,978
1992	21	#4,829
1993	16	#5,912
1994	19	#5,214
1995	23	#4,491
1996	11	#8,049
1997	23	#4,641
1998	25	#4,475
1999	28	#4,187
2000	20	#5,668
2001	15	#7,267
2002	12	#8,755
2003	13	#8,418
2004	18	#6,724
2005	17	#7,100
2006	25	#5,528
2007	25	#5,679
2008	27	#5,412
2009	19	#7,030
2010	27	#5,223
2011	15	#8,140
2012	15	#8,156
2013	12	#9,526
2014	10	#10,834
2015	7	#14,287
2016	7	#14,135
2018	7	#13,607
2019	6	#15,293
2020	5	#17,154
2023	5	#17,252

Year

Babies

Rank

1941

#4,996

1947

#6,011

1948

#4,594

1949

#4,605

1950

#4,683

1951

#4,762

1956

#5,862

1959

#7,078

1960

#6,291

1961

#4,196

1962

#4,492

1963

#5,801

1964

#4,950

1965

#5,220

1966

#4,808

1967

#6,676

1969

#5,001

1970

#4,014

1971

#3,248

1972

#5,865

1973

#3,322

1974

#2,901

1975

#2,870

1976

#3,083

1977

#3,591

1978

#3,178

1979

#4,020

1980

#3,124

1981

#3,133

1982

#3,158

1983

#3,928

1984

#3,131

1985

#3,965

1986

#3,626

1987

#4,452

1988

#3,676

1989

#5,254

1990

#5,249

1991

#4,978

1992

#4,829

1993

#5,912

1994

#5,214

1995

#4,491

1996

#8,049

1997

#4,641

1998

#4,475

1999

#4,187

2000

#5,668

2001

#7,267

2002

#8,755

2003

#8,418

2004

#6,724

2005

#7,100

2006

#5,528

2007

#5,679

2008

#5,412

2009

#7,030

2010

#5,223

2011

#8,140

2012

#8,156

2013

#9,526

2014

#10,834

2015

#14,287

2016

#14,135

2018

#13,607

2019

#15,293

2020

#17,154

2023

#17,252

Numerology of Shila

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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