Sheila

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Sheila is a given name of Irish, Gaelic origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 239,354 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 238,706 as girls and 648 as boys. Sheila gained popularity in the 1930s, peaked in 1962 and has since declined significantly. It is the #339 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 97
2023 102
2022 127
2021 115
2020 131
2019 90
2018 96
2017 104
2016 114
2015 124
2014 161
2013 145
2012 145
2011 183
2010 186
2009 170
2008 224
2007 271
2006 279
2005 240
2004 315
2003 303
2002 340
2001 383
2000 343
1999 353
1998 348
1997 309
1996 378
1995 395
1994 419
1993 543
1992 642
1991 633
1990 626
1989 666
1988 718
1987 800
1986 985
1985 1,012
1984 908
1983 951
1982 1,105
1981 1,221
1980 1,219
1979 1,374
1978 1,421
1977 1,664
1976 1,883
1975 2,107
1974 2,449
1973 3,008
1972 3,403
1971 4,347
1970 4,947
1969 5,261
1968 5,746
1967 6,353
1966 7,224
1965 7,930
1964 8,492
1963 8,727
1962 8,806
1961 7,819
1960 7,928
1959 8,007
1958 7,308
1957 7,781
1956 7,890
1955 7,668
1954 7,216
1953 6,981
1952 6,231
1951 5,910
1950 5,337
1949 4,786
1948 5,032
1947 5,107
1946 4,714
1945 3,185
1944 2,680
1943 3,076
1942 2,986
1941 2,341
1940 1,923
1939 1,965
1938 1,795
1937 1,585
1936 1,319
1935 1,332
1934 787
1933 737
1932 609
1931 538
1930 341
1929 337
1928 242
1927 233
1926 210
1925 214
1924 162
1923 139
1922 120
1921 110
1920 91
1919 69
1918 76
1917 59
1916 45
1915 42
1914 31
1913 18
1912 20
1911 18
1910 10
1909 13
1908 11
1907 9