Sheldon

Given to 37,172 US babies since 1881

▼ Falling −38% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#2765
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
46
boys 46
Peak year
1934
462 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
37,172
since 1881

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Sheldon was most popular in 1934, when 462 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.45 per 1,000). In 2025, 46 babies were named Sheldon, ranking #2765 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 38%.00.1250.250.3750.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1934 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Sheldon was most popular in 1934, when 462 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.45 per 1,000). In 2025, 46 babies were named Sheldon, ranking #2765 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 38%.00.1250.250.3750.51880192019602000Peak 1934

Sheldon was most popular in 1934, when 462 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.45 per 1,000). In 2025, 46 babies were named Sheldon, ranking #2765 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 38%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 46 2765
2024 <5 — 81 1938
2023 <5 — 60 2315
2022 <5 — 68 2150
2021 <5 — 72 2040
2020 <5 — 79 1872
2019 <5 — 110 1534
2018 <5 — 126 1396
2017 <5 — 134 1335
2016 <5 — 131 1356
2015 <5 — 140 1279
2014 <5 — 166 1143
2013 <5 — 180 1054
2012 <5 — 216 942
2011 <5 — 176 1066
2010 <5 — 200 984
2009 <5 — 189 1027
2008 <5 — 211 952
2007 <5 — 206 955
2006 <5 — 242 841
2005 <5 — 257 772
2004 <5 — 239 760
2003 <5 — 230 767
2002 8 11108 265 687
2001 10 9351 329 601
2000 8 10745 301 623
1999 9 9479 363 552
1998 15 6360 401 520
1997 14 6483 454 475
1996 18 5280 460 476
1995 20 4846 493 458
1994 24 4238 520 437
1993 11 7498 490 446
1992 16 5718 608 380
1991 16 5659 547 414
1990 15 5835 501 441
1989 11 6955 391 484
1988 13 5895 387 462
1987 8 7987 367 462
1986 18 4347 352 463
1985 13 5348 326 480
1984 5 10422 305 479
1983 5 10275 294 491
1982 6 9237 274 513
1981 7 8128 323 462
1980 <5 — 321 468
1979 6 9010 322 451
1978 9 6385 316 448
1977 7 7567 339 430
1976 6 8156 391 392
1975 8 6484 368 399
1974 8 6258 361 411
1973 9 5580 338 426
1972 7 6558 324 440
1971 7 6619 382 412
1970 9 5413 416 392
1969 11 4418 408 390
1968 5 7016 402 388
1967 6 6042 390 382
1966 9 4493 392 386
1965 14 3402 396 393
1964 6 6009 412 393
1963 14 3458 398 404
1962 7 5293 436 384
1961 5 6567 408 394
1960 <5 — 390 401
1959 <5 — 377 408
1958 <5 — 412 385
1957 7 4918 425 373
1956 <5 — 414 363
1955 5 5828 353 383
1954 9 3967 409 354
1953 5 5673 323 391
1952 <5 — 367 354
1951 9 3714 320 380
1950 6 4738 404 335
1949 <5 — 377 345
1948 5 5243 401 336
1947 <5 — 429 333
1946 <5 — 395 323
1945 <5 — 368 309
1944 <5 — 380 310
1943 7 3801 458 286
1942 <5 — 432 292
1941 7 3559 414 283
1940 <5 — 384 284
1939 <5 — 374 285
1938 <5 — 438 262
1937 <5 — 437 257
1936 8 3103 453 247
1935 <5 — 465 249
1934 <5 — 462 250
1933 <5 — 429 252
1932 <5 — 423 265
1931 5 4331 410 272
1930 <5 — 405 282
1929 <5 — 403 276
1928 <5 — 421 276
1927 <5 — 370 302
1926 <5 — 351 303
1925 <5 — 323 318
1924 <5 — 311 329
1923 <5 — 243 380
1922 <5 — 233 391
1921 <5 — 223 406
1920 <5 — 200 422
1919 <5 — 198 416
1918 <5 — 170 455
1917 <5 — 147 470
1916 <5 — 135 488
1915 <5 — 125 493
1914 <5 — 90 516
1913 <5 — 59 564
1912 <5 — 73 463
1911 <5 — 25 605
1910 <5 — 15 782
1909 <5 — 17 653
1908 <5 — 16 657
1907 <5 — 15 664
1906 <5 — 17 568
1905 <5 — 5 1233
1904 <5 — 12 686
1903 <5 — 10 734
1902 <5 — 10 744
1901 <5 — 11 637
1900 <5 — 13 699
1899 <5 — 5 1051
1898 <5 — 6 1002
1897 <5 — 7 852
1896 <5 — 8 826
1895 <5 — <5 —
1894 <5 — 6 954
1893 <5 — <5 —
1892 <5 — 9 748
1891 <5 — <5 —
1890 <5 — <5 —
1889 <5 — 6 878
1888 <5 — <5 —
1887 <5 — 6 819
1886 <5 — 5 959
1885 <5 — 5 936
1884 <5 — 7 764
1883 <5 — <5 —
1882 <5 — <5 —
1881 <5 — 7 706

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Other spellings

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Where Sheldon is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years