Shaylla as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Shaylla

What is the meaning of the name Shaylla ?

The baby name Shaylla is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈʃeɪlə/ (SHAY-luh).

Shaylla is Arabic, English, Hebrew, Irish in Origin.

Shaylla is a contemporary elaboration of Shayla, distinguished by its doubled l and favored in creative naming since the late 20th century. Usage is rare and largely concentrated in English-speaking countries, with occasional appearance in Latin America alongside the variant Sheyla. It is not tied to a specific historical bearer; rather, it reflects modern trends of respelling and blending familiar sounds.

Etymology is layered through its base forms. Shayla is often viewed as a respelling of Sheila, the Anglicized Irish name from Síle, traditionally linked to Latin Caecilia (Cecilia), yielding the meaning “blind.” Some families instead connect it to South Asian Shaila/Shyla (from Sanskrit śaila), meaning “rock; mountain,” or to overlap with Layla (Arabic), “night.” Given these convergences, Shaylla can carry multiple interpretive meanings depending on the lineage chosen. Close variants include Shayla, Sheyla, Shaila, Shyla, Shaela, and Shaylah; diminutives commonly used are Shay and Lala.