Shelia
Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
Fewer than 5
Peak year
1962
2,271 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
47,891
since 1915
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Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Shelia was most popular in 1962, when 2,271 babies recorded as girls got the name (1.2 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Shelia in 2025. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 47%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2024 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 7 | 12197 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 7 | 12243 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 9 | 10292 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 11 | 8953 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 7 | 12448 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 16 | 7092 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 12 | 8875 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 11 | 9481 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 10 | 10129 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 8 | 11969 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 8 | 12199 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 8 | 12153 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 13 | 8701 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 19 | 6811 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 12 | 9476 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 12 | 9539 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 16 | 7482 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 13 | 8330 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 28 | 4707 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 14 | 7580 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 22 | 5254 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 28 | 4321 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 26 | 4527 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 27 | 4201 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 32 | 3648 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 34 | 3365 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 36 | 3237 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 40 | 2932 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 55 | 2353 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | 53 | 2380 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 61 | 2191 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 84 | 1727 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 82 | 1769 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | 83 | 1651 | <5 | — |
| 1988 | 100 | 1400 | <5 | — |
| 1987 | 106 | 1302 | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 129 | 1122 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | 124 | 1149 | <5 | — |
| 1984 | 131 | 1067 | <5 | — |
| 1983 | 121 | 1114 | <5 | — |
| 1982 | 168 | 900 | <5 | — |
| 1981 | 173 | 882 | <5 | — |
| 1980 | 218 | 759 | <5 | — |
| 1979 | 228 | 728 | <5 | — |
| 1978 | 251 | 646 | <5 | — |
| 1977 | 284 | 599 | <5 | — |
| 1976 | 339 | 524 | <5 | — |
| 1975 | 450 | 441 | <5 | — |
| 1974 | 567 | 377 | <5 | — |
| 1973 | 691 | 325 | <5 | — |
| 1972 | 803 | 304 | <5 | — |
| 1971 | 1,037 | 276 | 7 | 3963 |
| 1970 | 1,192 | 258 | 5 | 4724 |
| 1969 | 1,304 | 232 | <5 | — |
| 1968 | 1,358 | 219 | 5 | 4136 |
| 1967 | 1,476 | 208 | <5 | — |
| 1966 | 1,806 | 181 | 6 | 3537 |
| 1965 | 1,892 | 182 | 11 | 2476 |
| 1964 | 2,012 | 186 | 9 | 2854 |
| 1963 | 2,064 | 185 | 8 | 3044 |
| 1962 | 2,271 | 173 | 5 | 4033 |
| 1961 | 2,005 | 189 | 8 | 3097 |
| 1960 | 2,256 | 177 | 8 | 3077 |
| 1959 | 2,283 | 170 | 10 | 2663 |
| 1958 | 2,091 | 180 | 6 | 3559 |
| 1957 | 2,093 | 180 | 6 | 3552 |
| 1956 | 1,946 | 183 | 5 | 3942 |
| 1955 | 1,837 | 181 | 6 | 3505 |
| 1954 | 1,665 | 190 | 6 | 3452 |
| 1953 | 1,484 | 204 | <5 | — |
| 1952 | 1,236 | 223 | <5 | — |
| 1951 | 1,160 | 223 | <5 | — |
| 1950 | 957 | 242 | <5 | — |
| 1949 | 821 | 269 | <5 | — |
| 1948 | 795 | 274 | <5 | — |
| 1947 | 744 | 283 | <5 | — |
| 1946 | 550 | 315 | <5 | — |
| 1945 | 305 | 406 | <5 | — |
| 1944 | 219 | 484 | <5 | — |
| 1943 | 215 | 509 | <5 | — |
| 1942 | 152 | 603 | <5 | — |
| 1941 | 130 | 620 | <5 | — |
| 1940 | 82 | 780 | <5 | — |
| 1939 | 72 | 811 | <5 | — |
| 1938 | 64 | 875 | <5 | — |
| 1937 | 59 | 896 | <5 | — |
| 1936 | 44 | 1053 | <5 | — |
| 1935 | 43 | 1055 | <5 | — |
| 1934 | 20 | 1697 | <5 | — |
| 1933 | 27 | 1400 | <5 | — |
| 1932 | 23 | 1597 | <5 | — |
| 1931 | 22 | 1635 | <5 | — |
| 1930 | 10 | 2845 | <5 | — |
| 1929 | 14 | 2301 | <5 | — |
| 1928 | 18 | 2023 | <5 | — |
| 1927 | 16 | 2256 | <5 | — |
| 1926 | 23 | 1772 | <5 | — |
| 1925 | 22 | 1847 | <5 | — |
| 1924 | 15 | 2409 | <5 | — |
| 1923 | 11 | 2917 | <5 | — |
| 1922 | 13 | 2612 | <5 | — |
| 1921 | 8 | 3666 | <5 | — |
| 1920 | 7 | 3957 | <5 | — |
| 1919 | 7 | 3817 | <5 | — |
| 1918 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1917 | 6 | 4083 | <5 | — |
| 1916 | 6 | 3919 | <5 | — |
| 1915 | 5 | 4274 | <5 | — |
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Recorded as girls 100% · boys <1% across all years