Is Sheila a boy or girl name?
Sheila is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 97 girls and 0 boys were named Sheila, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 239,354 US babies named Sheila were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,024
- Babies named Sheila since 1907
- 239,354
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 8,806 babies
Boys and girls named Sheila, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 33 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 388 | 100% |
| 1920s | 5 | 1,853 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 50 | 10,958 | 99.5% |
| 1940s | 90 | 35,740 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 155 | 70,174 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 211 | 74,075 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 93 | 26,510 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 44 | 9,541 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 0 | 4,646 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,868 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,348 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 572 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,024 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,941 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,665 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,778 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,604 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,104 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,044 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,940 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,826 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,708 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,420 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,523 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,527 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,291 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,283 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,395 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 224 | #1,149 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 271 | #990 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 279 | #941 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 240 | #1,018 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 315 | #803 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 303 | #819 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 340 | #723 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 383 | #658 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 343 | #689 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 353 | #653 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 348 | #663 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 309 | #699 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 378 | #606 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 395 | #583 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 419 | #563 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 543 | #464 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 642 | #401 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 633 | #406 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 626 | #413 |
| 1989 | 8 | #6,129 | 658 | #385 |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,318 | 711 | #349 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 800 | #306 |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,603 | 979 | #261 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 1,012 | #251 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 908 | #267 |
| 1983 | 5 | #7,173 | 946 | #249 |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,280 | 1,099 | #231 |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,406 | 1,214 | #217 |
| 1980 | 5 | #7,139 | 1,214 | #214 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,930 | 1,369 | #195 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,976 | 1,414 | #184 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,520 | 1,656 | #163 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,235 | 1,871 | #143 |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,250 | 2,099 | #134 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,297 | 2,438 | #121 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,655 | 2,999 | #101 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,569 | 3,394 | #90 |
| 1971 | 14 | #2,666 | 4,333 | #81 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,246 | 4,937 | #75 |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,207 | 5,245 | #68 |
| 1968 | 16 | #2,097 | 5,730 | #59 |
| 1967 | 27 | #1,501 | 6,326 | #56 |
| 1966 | 16 | #2,030 | 7,208 | #51 |
| 1965 | 28 | #1,480 | 7,902 | #50 |
| 1964 | 19 | #1,890 | 8,473 | #51 |
| 1963 | 21 | #1,783 | 8,706 | #50 |
| 1962 | 29 | #1,475 | 8,777 | #52 |
| 1961 | 19 | #1,936 | 7,800 | #59 |
| 1960 | 20 | #1,851 | 7,908 | #56 |
| 1959 | 22 | #1,754 | 7,985 | #52 |
| 1958 | 19 | #1,886 | 7,289 | #59 |
| 1957 | 17 | #2,009 | 7,764 | #58 |
| 1956 | 18 | #1,938 | 7,872 | #55 |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,465 | 7,661 | #57 |
| 1954 | 14 | #2,197 | 7,202 | #60 |
| 1953 | 17 | #1,948 | 6,964 | #60 |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,240 | 6,218 | #64 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,236 | 5,897 | #69 |
| 1950 | 15 | #2,011 | 5,322 | #70 |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,320 | 4,774 | #76 |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,593 | 5,022 | #71 |
| 1947 | 12 | #2,343 | 5,095 | #73 |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,887 | 4,706 | #70 |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,962 | 3,178 | #89 |
| 1944 | 15 | #1,877 | 2,665 | #103 |
| 1943 | 13 | #2,171 | 3,063 | #92 |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,134 | 2,973 | #94 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 2,341 | #110 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 1,923 | #130 |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,794 | 1,957 | #125 |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,307 | 1,784 | #136 |
| 1937 | 12 | #2,183 | 1,573 | #142 |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,110 | 1,312 | #157 |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,596 | 1,326 | #151 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,622 | 781 | #222 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 737 | #226 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 609 | #251 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 538 | #266 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 341 | #364 |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,460 | 332 | #368 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 242 | #434 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 233 | #456 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 210 | #479 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 214 | #478 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 162 | #576 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 139 | #626 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 120 | #664 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 110 | #707 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 91 | #767 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 69 | #841 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 76 | #824 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 59 | #902 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,039 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,039 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,096 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,398 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,214 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,067 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,614 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,204 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,340 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,492 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sheila reached #1,475 in 1962. As a girl name, it reached #50 in 1963. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sheila
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.