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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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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First appearance
1907
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 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · girls
- Nevada#468 · 1 in 1,910
- Indiana#845 · 1 in 4,528
- New Jersey#918 · 1 in 5,475
- North Carolina#989 · 1 in 5,802
- New York#1,009 · 1 in 6,318
Best ever in a state: #15 in North Dakota, 1965.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | #468 | 6 | 1 in 1,910 |
| Indiana | #845 | 7 | 1 in 4,528 |
| New Jersey | #918 | 7 | 1 in 5,475 |
| North Carolina | #989 | 8 | 1 in 5,802 |
| New York | #1,009 | 15 | 1 in 6,318 |
| Arizona | #1,020 | 6 | 1 in 5,587 |
| Florida | #1,147 | 11 | 1 in 7,485 |
| Texas | #1,250 | 20 | 1 in 8,333 |
| California | #1,336 | 22 | 1 in 9,922 |
| Georgia | #1,360 | 6 | 1 in 8,454 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,419 | 5 | 1 in 10,926 |
| Illinois | #1,691 | 5 | 1 in 12,648 |
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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.
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Momentum · girls
Falling
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
56 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1907
- Peaked 1963 at #50 (8,706 births)
- Births halved by 1971, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 30 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 30 yrs · run 1945–1972
- Top 1,000: 90 yrs · run 1917–2004
Share of babies · girls
1 in 221
- Highest: 1 in 221 girls born in 1963 were named Sheila (0.45%)
- Latest: 1 in 24,727 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
- 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 2009
girls
#1,392
170 births · 1 in 10,807 girls
Top girls' names in 2009
More about 2009
girls
1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 10,807 of them was named Sheila, which outranked 93.1% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Sheila
- #1,383Kalli171
- #1,383Melia171
- #1,383Pyper171
- #1,392Sheila170
- #1,392Harmoni170
- #1,392Karolina170
- #1,392Marlen170
- #1,398Audra169
- #1,398Josselyn169
- #1,398Malina169
Tied with 5 names at #1,392; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.