Is Sheldon a boy or girl name?
Sheldon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 80 boys were named Sheldon, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.3% of the 37,122 US babies named Sheldon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,961
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Sheldon since 1881
- 37,122
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 624 babies
Boys and girls named Sheldon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 41 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 126 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,037 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 3,078 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 4,296 | 13 | 0.3% |
| 1940s | 4,038 | 19 | 0.5% |
| 1950s | 3,804 | 41 | 1.1% |
| 1960s | 4,032 | 77 | 1.9% |
| 1970s | 3,557 | 76 | 2.1% |
| 1980s | 3,340 | 86 | 2.5% |
| 1990s | 4,837 | 158 | 3.2% |
| 2000s | 2,468 | 26 | 1% |
| 2010s | 1,578 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 358 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 80 | #1,961 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 59 | #2,359 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 68 | #2,163 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 72 | #2,053 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 79 | #1,890 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 110 | #1,541 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 126 | #1,398 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 134 | #1,339 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 131 | #1,364 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 140 | #1,281 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 166 | #1,145 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 179 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 216 | #945 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 176 | #1,069 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 200 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 189 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 211 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 206 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 241 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 257 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 239 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 230 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 265 | #688 | 8 | #12,032 |
| 2001 | 329 | #601 | 10 | #9,995 |
| 2000 | 301 | #623 | 8 | #11,630 |
| 1999 | 363 | #553 | 9 | #10,215 |
| 1998 | 401 | #520 | 15 | #6,668 |
| 1997 | 454 | #475 | 14 | #6,788 |
| 1996 | 460 | #476 | 18 | #5,495 |
| 1995 | 493 | #459 | 20 | #4,994 |
| 1994 | 520 | #438 | 24 | #4,358 |
| 1993 | 490 | #446 | 11 | #7,966 |
| 1992 | 608 | #380 | 16 | #5,961 |
| 1991 | 547 | #415 | 16 | #5,910 |
| 1990 | 501 | #441 | 15 | #6,096 |
| 1989 | 391 | #485 | 11 | #7,382 |
| 1988 | 387 | #462 | 13 | #6,225 |
| 1987 | 367 | #462 | 8 | #8,639 |
| 1986 | 352 | #464 | 18 | #4,515 |
| 1985 | 326 | #482 | 13 | #5,613 |
| 1984 | 305 | #479 | 5 | #11,882 |
| 1983 | 294 | #491 | 5 | #11,752 |
| 1982 | 274 | #513 | 6 | #10,292 |
| 1981 | 323 | #463 | 7 | #8,905 |
| 1980 | 321 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 322 | #452 | 6 | #9,994 |
| 1978 | 316 | #450 | 9 | #6,841 |
| 1977 | 339 | #430 | 7 | #8,291 |
| 1976 | 391 | #392 | 6 | #9,044 |
| 1975 | 368 | #399 | 8 | #7,028 |
| 1974 | 361 | #411 | 8 | #6,767 |
| 1973 | 338 | #426 | 9 | #5,983 |
| 1972 | 324 | #441 | 7 | #7,142 |
| 1971 | 383 | #411 | 7 | #7,244 |
| 1970 | 415 | #393 | 9 | #5,743 |
| 1969 | 408 | #392 | 11 | #4,681 |
| 1968 | 402 | #388 | 5 | #7,991 |
| 1967 | 390 | #383 | 6 | #6,659 |
| 1966 | 392 | #386 | 9 | #4,801 |
| 1965 | 396 | #393 | 14 | #3,514 |
| 1964 | 411 | #394 | 6 | #6,653 |
| 1963 | 399 | #404 | 14 | #3,609 |
| 1962 | 436 | #384 | 7 | #5,766 |
| 1961 | 408 | #394 | 5 | #7,387 |
| 1960 | 390 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 377 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 412 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 425 | #374 | 7 | #5,294 |
| 1956 | 414 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 353 | #384 | 5 | #6,572 |
| 1954 | 409 | #355 | 9 | #4,229 |
| 1953 | 323 | #391 | 5 | #6,393 |
| 1952 | 367 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 320 | #380 | 9 | #3,957 |
| 1950 | 404 | #335 | 6 | #5,212 |
| 1949 | 377 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 401 | #336 | 5 | #5,922 |
| 1947 | 429 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 395 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 368 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 380 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 458 | #286 | 7 | #4,142 |
| 1942 | 432 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 414 | #284 | 7 | #3,904 |
| 1940 | 384 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 374 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 438 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 437 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 453 | #247 | 8 | #3,342 |
| 1935 | 465 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 462 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 429 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 423 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 410 | #273 | 5 | #4,880 |
| 1930 | 405 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 403 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 421 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 370 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 351 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 323 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 311 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 243 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 233 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 223 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 200 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 198 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 170 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 147 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 135 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 125 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 90 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 59 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 73 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 25 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 15 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 17 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 16 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 15 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 17 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,403 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 12 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 10 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 10 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 11 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 13 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,182 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,102 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 7 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 8 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 6 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 9 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,085 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,080 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 7 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 7 | #772 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sheldon reached #247 in 1936. As a girl name, it reached #3,342 in 1936. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sheldon
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.