Combination of Maria and Shayla; or variant of Michaela
Mashayla is a modern American invention, likely created by blending the prefix 'Ma-' with the name Shayla, or as a phonetic variant of Michaela. As a derivative of Michaela, it would share the meaning 'who is like God?'. It represents a contemporary trend of creating unique, rhythmic names through prefixing and suffixing.
Less common today
Mashayla isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,066 in 1999.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
