Meaning of the nameSheyla
- Female
- English origin
- Shey-la
Sheyla is a spelling of the name Sheila, which means “Anglicized form of the Irish Síle, which goes back to Latin Caecilia (from caecus, 'blind')”.
Meaning
“Anglicized form of the Irish Síle, which goes back to Latin Caecilia (from caecus, 'blind')”
Meaning of the name Sheila, of which Sheyla is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Sheila (Portuguese) · Behind the Name: Cecilia
- People (2022)
- 6,266
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,340
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,295
- people
Sheyla in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Sheyla, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (2,086 people).
6,247 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Sheyla is most common
States with the highest share of people named Sheyla in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Distrito Federal 0.008%
- Pernambuco 0.007%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.007%
- Alagoas 0.007%
- Pará 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,084 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 687 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 627 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 534 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 412 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 300 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 297 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 221 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 217 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 202 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 188 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 178 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 176 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 171 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 167 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 144 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 137 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 118 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 95 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 70 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 67 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 40 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 31 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 30 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 26 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 25 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 22 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Sheyla
It writes the diphthong of Sheila with Y; proportionally, it is most common in the Distrito Federal.
About the name Sheila
Sheila is an English adaptation of the Irish name Síle, which comes from Anglo-Norman Cecile and Latin Caecilia. Caecilia is the feminine form of the Roman name Caecilius, derived from Latin caecus, 'blind'. In Portuguese, Sheila is an unadapted borrowing from English and forms a doublet with Cecília. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 79,225 people named Sheila, a name almost always female, with a median age of 40. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro, and the variant Sheyla writes with Y the diphthong that Sheila writes with I.
Other spellings of Sheila
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Sheila | 79,225 |
| Sheyla | 6,266 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Sheila (Portuguese) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Síle · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Sheila · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Cecilia · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Cecília (Portuguese) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Sheyla
What does the name Sheyla mean?
Sheyla means “Anglicized form of the Irish Síle, which goes back to Latin Caecilia (from caecus, 'blind')”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Sheila, of which Sheyla is a spelling.
How many people are named Sheyla in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,266 people with the first name Sheyla, which ranks it number 2,340 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Sheyla a boy's or a girl's name?
Sheyla is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,247 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Sheyla?
Sheyla is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Sheyla most common?
Proportionally, in Distrito Federal: 0.008% of the state's population is named Sheyla (221 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Sheyla?
Sheila. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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