Shelia
Last seen for girls in 2023 at #12,197 · Last seen for boys in 1971 at #3,963
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1959 · 2,283 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 47,780since 1915
Shelia over time
Rank among girls' names. Shelia has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | #12,197 | 7 | — | |
| 2022 | #12,243 | 7 | — | |
| 2021 | #10,292 | 9 | — | |
| 2020 | #8,953 | 11 | — | |
| 2019 | #12,448 | 7 | — | |
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | #7,092 | 16 | — | |
| 2016 | #8,875 | 12 | — | |
| 2015 | #9,481 | 11 | — | |
| 2014 | #10,129 | 10 | — | |
| 2013 | #11,969 | 8 | — | |
| 2012 | #12,199 | 8 | — | |
| 2011 | #12,153 | 8 | — | |
| 2010 | #8,701 | 13 | — | |
| 2009 | #6,811 | 19 | — | |
| 2008 | #9,476 | 12 | — | |
| 2007 | #9,539 | 12 | — | |
| 2006 | #7,482 | 16 | — | |
| 2005 | #8,330 | 13 | — | |
| 2004 | #4,707 | 28 | — | |
| 2003 | #7,580 | 14 | — | |
| 2002 | #5,254 | 22 | — | |
| 2001 | #4,321 | 28 | — | |
| 2000 | #4,527 | 26 | — | |
| 1999 | #4,201 | 27 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,648 | 32 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,365 | 34 | — | |
| 1996 | #3,237 | 36 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,932 | 40 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,353 | 55 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,380 | 53 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,191 | 61 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,727 | 84 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,769 | 82 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,651 | 83 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,400 | 100 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,302 | 106 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,122 | 129 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,149 | 124 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,067 | 131 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,114 | 121 | — | |
| 1982 | #900 | 168 | — | |
| 1981 | #882 | 173 | — | |
| 1980 | #759 | 218 | — | |
| 1979 | #728 | 228 | — | |
| 1978 | #646 | 251 | — | |
| 1977 | #599 | 284 | — | |
| 1976 | #524 | 339 | — | |
| 1975 | #441 | 450 | — | |
| 1974 | #377 | 567 | — | |
| 1973 | #325 | 691 | — | |
| 1972 | #304 | 803 | — | |
| 1971 | #276 | 1,037 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1970 | #258 | 1,192 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #232 | 1,304 | — | |
| 1968 | #219 | 1,358 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #208 | 1,476 | — | |
| 1966 | #181 | 1,806 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | #182 | 1,892 | #2,476 | 11 |
| 1964 | #186 | 2,012 | #2,854 | 9 |
| 1963 | #185 | 2,064 | #3,044 | 8 |
| 1962 | #173 | 2,271 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #189 | 2,005 | #3,097 | 8 |
| 1960 | #177 | 2,256 | #3,077 | 8 |
| 1959 | #170 | 2,283 | #2,663 | 10 |
| 1958 | #180 | 2,091 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1957 | #180 | 2,093 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #183 | 1,946 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | #181 | 1,837 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1954 | #190 | 1,665 | #3,452 | 6 |
| 1953 | #204 | 1,484 | — | |
| 1952 | #223 | 1,236 | — | |
| 1951 | #223 | 1,160 | — | |
| 1950 | #242 | 957 | — | |
| 1949 | #269 | 821 | — | |
| 1948 | #274 | 795 | — | |
| 1947 | #283 | 744 | — | |
| 1946 | #315 | 550 | — | |
| 1945 | #406 | 305 | — | |
| 1944 | #484 | 219 | — | |
| 1943 | #509 | 215 | — | |
| 1942 | #603 | 152 | — | |
| 1941 | #620 | 130 | — | |
| 1940 | #780 | 82 | — | |
| 1939 | #811 | 72 | — | |
| 1938 | #875 | 64 | — | |
| 1937 | #896 | 59 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,053 | 44 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,055 | 43 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,697 | 20 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,400 | 27 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,597 | 23 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,635 | 22 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,845 | 10 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,301 | 14 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,023 | 18 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,256 | 16 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,772 | 23 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,847 | 22 | — | |
| 1924 | #2,409 | 15 | — | |
| 1923 | #2,917 | 11 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,612 | 13 | — | |
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 | — | |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | — | |
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | — | |
| 1918 | — | — | ||
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | — | |
| 1916 | #3,919 | 6 | — | |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | — | |
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| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Shelia! It came in at #4,274, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1918, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Shelia is popular in 1963
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Louisiana#48 · 1 in 210
- Mississippi#49 · 1 in 204
- Tennessee#50 · 1 in 194
- Alabama#50 · 1 in 210
- Arkansas#57 · 1 in 224
Best ever in a state: #31 in Mississippi, 1966.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #48 | 172 | 1 in 210 |
| Mississippi | #49 | 116 | 1 in 204 |
| Alabama | #50 | 153 | 1 in 210 |
| Tennessee | #50 | 179 | 1 in 194 |
| Arkansas | #57 | 78 | 1 in 224 |
| North Carolina | #62 | 185 | 1 in 251 |
| Kentucky | #75 | 98 | 1 in 308 |
| Georgia | #84 | 123 | 1 in 355 |
| West Virginia | #98 | 38 | 1 in 398 |
| Virginia | #100 | 96 | 1 in 414 |
| South Carolina | #120 | 49 | 1 in 504 |
| Texas | #121 | 203 | 1 in 528 |
| Oklahoma | #145 | 33 | 1 in 610 |
| Florida | #149 | 78 | 1 in 622 |
| District of Columbia | #164 | 17 | 1 in 755 |
| Missouri | #169 | 52 | 1 in 790 |
| Maryland | #207 | 26 | 1 in 1,149 |
| Indiana | #226 | 35 | 1 in 1,345 |
| Illinois | #248 | 62 | 1 in 1,599 |
| Kansas | #272 | 11 | 1 in 1,692 |
| Michigan | #295 | 36 | 1 in 2,224 |
| Ohio | #319 | 38 | 1 in 2,521 |
| Arizona | #328 | 9 | 1 in 1,673 |
| New Mexico | #376 | 5 | 1 in 2,203 |
| Pennsylvania | #385 | 27 | 1 in 3,770 |
| Iowa | #399 | 6 | 1 in 4,224 |
| Massachusetts | #461 | 8 | 1 in 6,467 |
| California | #463 | 48 | 1 in 3,627 |
| New Jersey | #465 | 12 | 1 in 4,791 |
| New York | #497 | 34 | 1 in 4,802 |
| Wisconsin | #524 | 5 | 1 in 8,158 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
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| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Shelia
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2023
- Biggest jump: 160 spots in 1941 (#780 → #620)
- Biggest drop: 214 spots in 1983 (#900 → #1,114)
- Debuted 1915
- Peaked 1959 at #170 (2,283 births)
- Births halved by 1971, 12 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 46 yrs · run 1937–1982
- Highest: 1 in 866 girls born in 1962 were named Shelia (0.12%)
- Latest: 1 in 229,226 girls born in 2023 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #170 in 1959, was only 1 in 886 (0.11%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 38.6% of all girls named Shelia (18,444) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 24 | #3,817 (1919) | #4,023 |
| 1920s | 147 | #1,772 (1926) | #2,576 |
| 1930s | 384 | #811 (1939) | #1,386 |
| 1940s | 4,013 | #269 (1949) | #454 |
| 1950s | 16,752 | #170 (1959) | #198 |
| 1960s | 18,444 | #173 (1962) | #193 |
| 1970s | 5,842 | #258 (1970) | #448 |
| 1980s | 1,353 | #759 (1980) | #1,135 |
| 1990s | 504 | #1,727 (1991) | #2,780 |
| 2000s | 190 | #4,321 (2001) | #6,803 |
| 2010s | 93 | #7,092 (2017) | #10,339 |
| 2020s | 34 | #8,953 (2020) | #10,921 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Shelia in 1963
Top girls' names in 1963
Top boys' names in 1963
More about 1963
girls
1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 934 of them was named Shelia, which outranked 97.6% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,031,078 boys got a published name in 1963; 1 in 253,885 of them was named Shelia, which outranked 34.1% of the 4,621 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,858Winifred9
- #2,858Zebulon9
- #2,858Zeno9
- #3,044Shelia8
- #3,044Adolpho8
- #3,044Alicia8
- #3,044Alpha8
- #3,318Aharon7
- #3,318Alcide7
- #3,318Almon7
Tied with 273 names at #3,044; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.