Shaela
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning asked of god; a form of Sheila.
Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Shaela by the numbers
Shaela was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 47 babies in 2000, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Shaela. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Shaela
Names that are said the same way as Shaela, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Shalaya10 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Shaela, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Shaela
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