Sheila
Girl name · Irish origin
Sheila meaning
Little mountain
Sheila at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Origin
- Irish
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- شيلىAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #2,006 in 2024
- Meaning themes
- nature
Sheila popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 |
| 1910 | #1,521 | 10 |
| 1920 | #762 | 91 |
| 1930 | #363 | 341 |
| 1940 | #130 | 1,923 |
| 1950 | #70 | 5,322 |
| 1960 | #56 | 7,908 |
| 1963 | #50 | 8,706 |
| 1970 | #75 | 4,937 |
| 1980 | #214 | 1,214 |
| 1990 | #413 | 626 |
| 2000 | #688 | 343 |
| 2010 | #1,277 | 186 |
| 2020 | #1,591 | 131 |
| 2024 | #2,006 | 97 |
All 118 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 |
| 1908 | #1,261 | 11 |
| 1909 | #1,152 | 13 |
| 1910 | #1,521 | 10 |
| 1911 | #1,031 | 18 |
| 1912 | #1,178 | 20 |
| 1913 | #1,358 | 18 |
| 1914 | #1,080 | 31 |
| 1915 | #1,025 | 42 |
| 1916 | #1,026 | 45 |
| 1917 | #896 | 59 |
| 1918 | #821 | 76 |
| 1919 | #835 | 69 |
| 1920 | #762 | 91 |
| 1921 | #707 | 110 |
| 1922 | #661 | 120 |
| 1923 | #625 | 139 |
| 1924 | #574 | 162 |
| 1925 | #473 | 214 |
| 1926 | #479 | 210 |
| 1927 | #455 | 233 |
| 1928 | #433 | 242 |
| 1929 | #367 | 332 |
| 1930 | #363 | 341 |
| 1931 | #265 | 538 |
| 1932 | #251 | 609 |
| 1933 | #226 | 737 |
| 1934 | #222 | 781 |
| 1935 | #150 | 1,326 |
| 1936 | #157 | 1,312 |
| 1937 | #142 | 1,573 |
| 1938 | #136 | 1,784 |
| 1939 | #125 | 1,957 |
| 1940 | #130 | 1,923 |
| 1941 | #110 | 2,341 |
| 1942 | #94 | 2,973 |
| 1943 | #92 | 3,063 |
| 1944 | #103 | 2,665 |
| 1945 | #89 | 3,178 |
| 1946 | #70 | 4,706 |
| 1947 | #73 | 5,095 |
| 1948 | #71 | 5,022 |
| 1949 | #76 | 4,774 |
| 1950 | #70 | 5,322 |
| 1951 | #69 | 5,897 |
| 1952 | #64 | 6,218 |
| 1953 | #60 | 6,964 |
| 1954 | #60 | 7,202 |
| 1955 | #57 | 7,661 |
| 1956 | #55 | 7,872 |
| 1957 | #58 | 7,764 |
| 1958 | #59 | 7,289 |
| 1959 | #52 | 7,985 |
| 1960 | #56 | 7,908 |
| 1961 | #59 | 7,800 |
| 1962 | #52 | 8,777 |
| 1963 | #50 | 8,706 |
| 1964 | #51 | 8,473 |
| 1965 | #50 | 7,902 |
| 1966 | #51 | 7,208 |
| 1967 | #56 | 6,326 |
| 1968 | #59 | 5,730 |
| 1969 | #68 | 5,245 |
| 1970 | #75 | 4,937 |
| 1971 | #81 | 4,333 |
| 1972 | #90 | 3,394 |
| 1973 | #101 | 2,999 |
| 1974 | #121 | 2,438 |
| 1975 | #134 | 2,099 |
| 1976 | #143 | 1,871 |
| 1977 | #163 | 1,656 |
| 1978 | #184 | 1,414 |
| 1979 | #195 | 1,369 |
| 1980 | #214 | 1,214 |
| 1981 | #217 | 1,214 |
| 1982 | #231 | 1,099 |
| 1983 | #249 | 946 |
| 1984 | #267 | 908 |
| 1985 | #251 | 1,012 |
| 1986 | #261 | 979 |
| 1987 | #306 | 800 |
| 1988 | #349 | 711 |
| 1989 | #385 | 658 |
| 1990 | #413 | 626 |
| 1991 | #406 | 633 |
| 1992 | #400 | 642 |
| 1993 | #462 | 543 |
| 1994 | #563 | 419 |
| 1995 | #582 | 395 |
| 1996 | #605 | 378 |
| 1997 | #698 | 309 |
| 1998 | #662 | 348 |
| 1999 | #653 | 353 |
| 2000 | #688 | 343 |
| 2001 | #657 | 383 |
| 2002 | #722 | 340 |
| 2003 | #815 | 303 |
| 2004 | #802 | 315 |
| 2005 | #1,015 | 240 |
| 2006 | #938 | 279 |
| 2007 | #988 | 271 |
| 2008 | #1,145 | 224 |
| 2009 | #1,391 | 170 |
| 2010 | #1,277 | 186 |
| 2011 | #1,289 | 183 |
| 2012 | #1,522 | 145 |
| 2013 | #1,513 | 145 |
| 2014 | #1,415 | 161 |
| 2015 | #1,704 | 124 |
| 2016 | #1,815 | 114 |
| 2017 | #1,929 | 104 |
| 2018 | #2,025 | 96 |
| 2019 | #2,090 | 90 |
| 2020 | #1,591 | 131 |
| 2021 | #1,768 | 115 |
| 2022 | #1,658 | 127 |
| 2023 | #1,934 | 102 |
| 2024 | #2,006 | 97 |
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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