Sheela
Girl name · Persian origin
Sheela meaning
Sheela is a Persian name for girls that is the name of a river in the Sistan and Baluchistan province of Iran.
Sheela at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Origin
- Persian
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- شيلىAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #16,416 in 2015
Sheela popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 |
| 1959 | #2,678 | 19 |
| 1960 | #4,436 | 9 |
| 1970 | #4,038 | 14 |
| 1980 | #4,743 | 15 |
| 1990 | #5,835 | 15 |
| 2015 | #16,416 | 5 |
All 57 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 |
| 1946 | #3,034 | 11 |
| 1947 | #4,345 | 7 |
| 1948 | #3,350 | 10 |
| 1949 | #3,892 | 8 |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 |
| 1952 | #4,123 | 8 |
| 1953 | #3,269 | 12 |
| 1954 | #3,717 | 10 |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 |
| 1956 | #3,696 | 11 |
| 1957 | #3,150 | 14 |
| 1958 | #3,379 | 13 |
| 1959 | #2,678 | 19 |
| 1960 | #4,436 | 9 |
| 1961 | #4,548 | 9 |
| 1962 | #3,159 | 16 |
| 1963 | #4,896 | 8 |
| 1964 | #4,096 | 11 |
| 1965 | #2,833 | 19 |
| 1966 | #3,558 | 13 |
| 1967 | #4,982 | 8 |
| 1968 | #3,789 | 13 |
| 1969 | #5,057 | 9 |
| 1970 | #4,038 | 14 |
| 1971 | #6,007 | 8 |
| 1972 | #3,894 | 15 |
| 1973 | #3,343 | 19 |
| 1974 | #5,777 | 9 |
| 1975 | #3,773 | 17 |
| 1976 | #5,216 | 11 |
| 1977 | #5,888 | 10 |
| 1978 | #3,777 | 19 |
| 1979 | #4,420 | 16 |
| 1980 | #4,743 | 15 |
| 1981 | #5,572 | 12 |
| 1982 | #5,534 | 12 |
| 1983 | #4,686 | 15 |
| 1984 | #3,874 | 20 |
| 1985 | #3,852 | 21 |
| 1986 | #3,459 | 25 |
| 1987 | #4,475 | 18 |
| 1988 | #3,483 | 27 |
| 1989 | #4,848 | 18 |
| 1990 | #5,835 | 15 |
| 1991 | #7,430 | 11 |
| 1992 | #11,738 | 6 |
| 1993 | #8,052 | 10 |
| 1994 | #7,603 | 11 |
| 1995 | #8,766 | 9 |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 |
| 2002 | #15,431 | 5 |
| 2003 | #13,843 | 6 |
| 2007 | #17,634 | 5 |
| 2015 | #16,416 | 5 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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