Shaila
Origin
Bengali
Syllables
2
Peak era
2000s
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
mountain (Sanskrit shaila); used as a given name in its own right, distinct from the male compound names Shailendra/Sailesh ("lord of the mountain")
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890speak 2000s2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Shaila peaked in the 2000s.
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