Sheila
#2,645 for girls in 2025, 65 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #5,615
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1963 · 8,706 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 30 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 238,774since 1907
Sheila over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,645 | 65 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,011 | 97 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,934 | 102 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,659 | 127 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,768 | 115 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,593 | 131 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,090 | 90 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,026 | 96 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,930 | 104 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,815 | 114 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,704 | 124 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,410 | 162 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,514 | 145 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,523 | 145 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,289 | 183 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,278 | 186 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,392 | 170 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,145 | 224 | — | |
| 2007 | #988 | 271 | — | |
| 2006 | #938 | 279 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,015 | 240 | — | |
| 2004 | #802 | 315 | — | |
| 2003 | #815 | 303 | — | |
| 2002 | #722 | 340 | — | |
| 2001 | #657 | 383 | — | |
| 2000 | #688 | 343 | — | |
| 1999 | #653 | 353 | — | |
| 1998 | #662 | 348 | — | |
| 1997 | #698 | 309 | — | |
| 1996 | #605 | 378 | — | |
| 1995 | #582 | 395 | — | |
| 1994 | #563 | 419 | — | |
| 1993 | #462 | 543 | — | |
| 1992 | #400 | 642 | — | |
| 1991 | #406 | 633 | — | |
| 1990 | #413 | 626 | — | |
| 1989 | #385 | 658 | #5,615 | 8 |
| 1988 | #349 | 711 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #306 | 800 | — | |
| 1986 | #261 | 979 | #5,926 | 6 |
| 1985 | #251 | 1,012 | — | |
| 1984 | #267 | 908 | — | |
| 1983 | #249 | 946 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #231 | 1,099 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #217 | 1,214 | #4,961 | 7 |
| 1980 | #214 | 1,214 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #195 | 1,368 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #184 | 1,414 | #4,554 | 7 |
| 1977 | #163 | 1,656 | #4,164 | 8 |
| 1976 | #143 | 1,871 | #3,095 | 12 |
| 1975 | #134 | 2,099 | #3,941 | 8 |
| 1974 | #121 | 2,438 | #3,120 | 11 |
| 1973 | #101 | 2,999 | #3,445 | 9 |
| 1972 | #90 | 3,394 | #3,344 | 9 |
| 1971 | #81 | 4,333 | #2,558 | 14 |
| 1970 | #75 | 4,937 | #3,071 | 10 |
| 1969 | #68 | 5,245 | #2,130 | 16 |
| 1968 | #59 | 5,730 | #2,030 | 16 |
| 1967 | #56 | 6,326 | #1,476 | 27 |
| 1966 | #51 | 7,208 | #1,963 | 16 |
| 1965 | #50 | 7,904 | #1,456 | 28 |
| 1964 | #51 | 8,471 | #1,850 | 19 |
| 1963 | #50 | 8,706 | #1,744 | 21 |
| 1962 | #52 | 8,778 | #1,454 | 29 |
| 1961 | #59 | 7,805 | #1,876 | 19 |
| 1960 | #56 | 7,905 | #1,812 | 20 |
| 1959 | #52 | 7,984 | #1,709 | 22 |
| 1958 | #59 | 7,291 | #1,838 | 19 |
| 1957 | #58 | 7,763 | #1,952 | 17 |
| 1956 | #55 | 7,872 | #1,886 | 18 |
| 1955 | #57 | 7,661 | #3,201 | 7 |
| 1954 | #60 | 7,202 | #2,114 | 14 |
| 1953 | #60 | 6,965 | #1,900 | 17 |
| 1952 | #64 | 6,217 | #2,153 | 13 |
| 1951 | #69 | 5,897 | #2,135 | 13 |
| 1950 | #70 | 5,322 | #1,941 | 15 |
| 1949 | #76 | 4,774 | #2,225 | 12 |
| 1948 | #71 | 5,022 | #2,443 | 10 |
| 1947 | #73 | 5,095 | #2,251 | 12 |
| 1946 | #70 | 4,706 | #2,690 | 8 |
| 1945 | #89 | 3,178 | #2,743 | 7 |
| 1944 | #103 | 2,665 | #1,810 | 15 |
| 1943 | #92 | 3,063 | #2,074 | 13 |
| 1942 | #94 | 2,973 | #2,042 | 13 |
| 1941 | #110 | 2,341 | — | |
| 1940 | #130 | 1,923 | — | |
| 1939 | #125 | 1,957 | #2,609 | 8 |
| 1938 | #136 | 1,784 | #2,185 | 11 |
| 1937 | #142 | 1,573 | #2,088 | 12 |
| 1936 | #157 | 1,312 | #2,854 | 7 |
| 1935 | #151 | 1,326 | #3,252 | 6 |
| 1934 | #222 | 781 | #3,277 | 6 |
| 1933 | #226 | 737 | — | |
| 1932 | #251 | 609 | — | |
| 1931 | #265 | 538 | — | |
| 1930 | #363 | 341 | — | |
| 1929 | #367 | 332 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #433 | 242 | — | |
| 1927 | #455 | 233 | — | |
| 1926 | #479 | 210 | — | |
| 1925 | #473 | 214 | — | |
| 1924 | #574 | 162 | — | |
| 1923 | #625 | 139 | — | |
| 1922 | #661 | 120 | — | |
| 1921 | #707 | 110 | — | |
| 1920 | #762 | 91 | — | |
| 1919 | #835 | 69 | — | |
| 1918 | #821 | 76 | — | |
| 1917 | #896 | 59 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,026 | 45 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,025 | 42 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,080 | 31 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,358 | 18 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,178 | 20 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,031 | 18 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,521 | 10 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,152 | 13 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,261 | 11 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Sheila! It came in at #1,384, and was given to 9 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1907–1910, when fewer than 14 girls a year got the name.
Where Sheila is popular in 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Hawaii#113 · 1 in 444
- Nebraska#132 · 1 in 680
- Rhode Island#139 · 1 in 632
- Nevada#151 · 1 in 726
- New Jersey#176 · 1 in 1,024
Best ever in a state: #15 in North Dakota, 1965.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #113 | 11 | 1 in 444 |
| Nebraska | #132 | 14 | 1 in 680 |
| Rhode Island | #139 | 8 | 1 in 632 |
| Nevada | #151 | 7 | 1 in 726 |
| New Jersey | #176 | 41 | 1 in 1,024 |
| Wisconsin | #176 | 27 | 1 in 1,099 |
| Montana | #184 | 5 | 1 in 777 |
| New Mexico | #187 | 11 | 1 in 861 |
| Alaska | #193 | 5 | 1 in 743 |
| North Carolina | #206 | 29 | 1 in 1,226 |
| Minnesota | #214 | 20 | 1 in 1,384 |
| Connecticut | #216 | 13 | 1 in 1,333 |
| District of Columbia | #217 | 6 | 1 in 941 |
| Arizona | #226 | 19 | 1 in 1,233 |
| Florida | #226 | 46 | 1 in 1,444 |
| New York | #227 | 79 | 1 in 1,373 |
| Michigan | #228 | 39 | 1 in 1,449 |
| Missouri | #230 | 22 | 1 in 1,427 |
| Iowa | #234 | 11 | 1 in 1,450 |
| Massachusetts | #234 | 24 | 1 in 1,462 |
| Colorado | #236 | 16 | 1 in 1,365 |
| Oklahoma | #241 | 14 | 1 in 1,341 |
| Pennsylvania | #243 | 43 | 1 in 1,598 |
| South Carolina | #247 | 12 | 1 in 1,476 |
| Oregon | #253 | 11 | 1 in 1,396 |
| Georgia | #269 | 23 | 1 in 1,638 |
| Utah | #281 | 9 | 1 in 1,552 |
| California | #283 | 131 | 1 in 1,585 |
| Mississippi | #284 | 9 | 1 in 1,528 |
| Washington | #286 | 16 | 1 in 1,700 |
| Texas | #288 | 77 | 1 in 1,710 |
| Tennessee | #295 | 14 | 1 in 1,968 |
| Illinois | #306 | 35 | 1 in 2,027 |
| Virginia | #310 | 17 | 1 in 1,984 |
| Kansas | #324 | 7 | 1 in 2,070 |
| Maryland | #329 | 11 | 1 in 2,229 |
| Ohio | #332 | 27 | 1 in 2,516 |
| Kentucky | #376 | 7 | 1 in 2,993 |
| Indiana | #387 | 11 | 1 in 2,988 |
| Louisiana | #391 | 12 | 1 in 2,350 |
| Alabama | #440 | 7 | 1 in 3,049 |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Sheila
- 634 spots since 2024 (#2,011 → #2,645)
- 1,052 spots since 2020 (#1,593 → #2,645)
- 941 spots since 2015 (#1,704 → #2,645)
- Biggest jump: 130 spots in 1917 (#1,026 → #896)
- Biggest drop: 213 spots in 2005 (#802 → #1,015)
- Debuted 1907
- Peaked 1963 at #50 (8,706 births)
- Births halved by 1971, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 30 yrs · run 1945–1972
- Top 1,000: 90 yrs · run 1917–2004
- Highest: 1 in 221 girls born in 1963 were named Sheila (0.45%)
- Latest: 1 in 24,727 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 31.0% of all girls named Sheila (74,078) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 33 | #1,152 (1909) | #1,266 |
| 1910s | 388 | #821 (1918) | #1,077 |
| 1920s | 1,853 | #367 (1929) | #554 |
| 1930s | 10,958 | #125 (1939) | #204 |
| 1940s | 35,740 | #70 (1946) | #91 |
| 1950s | 70,174 | #52 (1959) | #60 |
| 1960s | 74,078 | #50 (1963) | #55 |
| 1970s | 26,509 | #75 (1970) | #129 |
| 1980s | 9,541 | #214 (1980) | #273 |
| 1990s | 4,646 | #400 (1992) | #544 |
| 2000s | 2,868 | #657 (2001) | #916 |
| 2010s | 1,349 | #1,278 (2010) | #1,658 |
| 2020s | 637 | #1,593 (2020) | #1,935 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Sheila in 1986
Top girls' names in 1986
Top boys' names in 1986
More about 1986
girls
1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 1,752 of them was named Sheila, which outranked 98.0% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 306,919 of them was named Sheila, which outranked 24.3% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #5,332Zebulin7
- #5,332Zeeshan7
- #5,332Ziad7
- #5,926Sheila6
- #5,926Aaric6
- #5,926Aarin6
- #5,926Abayomi6
- #6,721Aalok5
- #6,721Aamer5
- #6,721Aaronjames5
Tied with 794 names at #5,926; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.