Combination of Mar- and Shayla, meaning who is like God
Marshayla is a modern American invention, likely created by combining the popular prefix 'Mar-' with the name Shayla. Shayla itself is a variant of Sheila or a diminutive of Michaela, which stems from the Hebrew name meaning 'Who is like God?'.
Less common today
Marshayla isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,680 in 1996.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
