Shaila
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning mountain or rock.
Shaila by the numbers
Shaila was given to 50 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 241 babies in 2010, so it is a 2010s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Shaila. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Shaila
Names that are said the same way as Shaila, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a mountain
Like Shaila, each of these has a mountain in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Arlofortified hill; barberry tree2,083 in England and Wales (2025)
- Brynleehill meadow; a form of Bryn with English suffix1,408 in the US (2017)
- Brynnhill; a form of Bryn1,097 in the US (2017)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
- Sierramountain range; saw696 in the US (2017)
- Yaelmountain goat, strength and grace313 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a stone or rock
Like Shaila, each of these has a stone or rock in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Harleyhare meadow or rocky meadow366 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
- Esmeraldaemerald; the precious green stone815 in the US (2017)
- Selahpause or rock; biblical term of uncertain significance693 in the US (2017)
- Loreleimurmuring rock; a Rhine river siren680 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Shaila
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