In the world, שילא (Shela 
, שילא 
) is a common predominantly girly, but very infrequently boy's first name. The given name שילא is habitual in Tanzania, where it is quite a rare feminine name, Indonesia, where it is quite a rare dominantly feminine, but seldom boy's name, and Philippines, where it is quite a rare girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Indonesia, India, and Philippines. Very seldom, שילא is the last name as well as the forename.