Shayla Murphy
There are approximately 30 people named Shayla Murphy living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 11,425,145 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Shayla with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Murphy. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
30
1 in 11,425,145
Named Shayla
30K
Alive today
Named Murphy
342K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 30K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1999
Average age: 28
Top Census group: White (44.3%)
Estimated bearers: 342K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #65
Per 100K: 99.72
Top ancestry: White (80.5%)
First name trend
Shayla: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Shayla. The peak year was 1999 with 1,187 births. The average person named Shayla today is 28 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Shayla
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Shayla, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 44.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Shayla described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Shayla at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White44.3% · 11,623
- Black or African American30.2% · 7,922
- Hispanic or Latino13.1% · 3,443
- Two or more races7.7% · 2,032
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.3% · 869
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 377
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Murphy surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Murphy, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 80.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Murphy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Murphy at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White80.5% · 240,008
- Black or African American11.2% · 33,271
- Two or more races3.6% · 10,592
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 10,279
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 2,158
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 1,739
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Shayla has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0087% of the US population, based on 29,851 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Shayla right now.
The surname Murphy appears at a rate of 99.72 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0997%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 30 people with the full name Shayla Murphy. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people with the surname Murphy
FAQ
Shayla Murphy: questions and answers
How many people are named Shayla Murphy?
We estimate approximately 30 people in the United States share the full name Shayla Murphy. That works out to about 1 in 11,425,145 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0087%) with the surname frequency (99.72 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Shayla Murphy?
We classify Shayla Murphy as "Very Rare". About 1 in 11,425,145 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Shayla a male or female name?
Shayla is predominantly female. Out of 30,834 total SSA registrations, 0.1% were male and 99.9% were female. See the full Shayla profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many Americans are named Shayla Murphy?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.