Is Shelia a boy or girl name?
Shelia was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 47,891 US babies named Shelia were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Shelia since 1915
- 47,891
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 2,293 babies
Boys and girls named Shelia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 24 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 147 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 384 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 4,013 | 100% |
| 1950s | 39 | 16,753 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 60 | 18,443 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 12 | 5,842 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,353 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 504 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 190 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 93 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 34 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,258 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,371 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,028 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,451 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,598 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,388 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,347 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,056 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,831 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,987 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 8 | #13,292 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 8 | #13,181 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 13 | #9,152 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 19 | #7,028 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,989 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 12 | #10,051 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,806 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,797 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,800 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,933 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,419 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,430 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,636 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,290 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,719 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,432 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,293 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,969 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,378 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,408 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,218 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,739 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,778 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,665 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,406 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,311 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,128 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,156 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,074 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,119 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 168 | #904 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 173 | #883 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 218 | #762 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 228 | #729 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 251 | #648 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 284 | #602 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 339 | #525 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 450 | #441 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 567 | #377 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 691 | #325 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 803 | #304 |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,319 | 1,037 | #276 |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,335 | 1,192 | #259 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 1,304 | #232 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,650 | 1,358 | #219 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 1,476 | #208 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,889 | 1,806 | #181 |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,597 | 1,892 | #182 |
| 1964 | 9 | #3,017 | 2,012 | #186 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,284 | 2,063 | #185 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,538 | 2,271 | #173 |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,317 | 2,005 | #189 |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,298 | 2,256 | #177 |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,793 | 2,283 | #170 |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,878 | 2,091 | #180 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,933 | 2,093 | #180 |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,391 | 1,946 | #183 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,829 | 1,837 | #181 |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,756 | 1,666 | #190 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 1,484 | #204 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 1,236 | #223 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 1,160 | #224 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 957 | #242 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 821 | #269 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 795 | #274 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 744 | #283 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 550 | #315 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 305 | #407 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 219 | #486 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 215 | #509 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 152 | #604 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 130 | #623 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 82 | #785 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 72 | #817 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 64 | #888 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 59 | #903 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,059 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,069 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,764 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,439 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,627 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,675 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,025 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,409 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,083 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,325 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,824 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,884 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,500 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,096 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,751 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,973 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,335 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,198 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,517 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,337 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,860 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shelia reached #2,597 in 1965. As a girl name, it reached #170 in 1959. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shelia
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.