Sheila Name Popularity
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How popular is Sheila?
In 2018 the rare name Sheila, ranked the 2,028th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.This once, top 1000 name, Sheila is currently less popular.
Position 50, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached for the first time in 1963 and as recently as 1965.
But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1962 with 8,779 occurrences.
The least amount of newborns dubbed Sheila in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1906.
Sheila, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1906-1925, 1926-1942, 1943-1947, and 1948-1955, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1966-1983, 1985-1988, 1991-1997, 2001-2005, 2006-2009, and 2013-2016.
Sheila became more popular as a girls name in 1907.
The popularity trend for Sheila has been spiralling downward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Sheila has dropped.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Sheila?
Sheila's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.
The name Sheila is quite distinctive and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Sheila has fallen out of favor as a given name.
for Percentages.| Sheila (Girl) | Sheila (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 96 | 2,028 | < 5 | -- |
| 2017 | | 104 | 1,934 | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 114 | 1,824 | < 5 | -- |
| 2015 | | 124 | 1,706 | < 5 | -- |
| 2014 | | 161 | 1,419 | < 5 | -- |
| 2013 | | 145 | 1,519 | < 5 | -- |
| 2012 | | 145 | 1,527 | < 5 | -- |
| 2011 | | 183 | 1,289 | < 5 | -- |
| 2010 | | 186 | 1,283 | < 5 | -- |
| 2009 | | 170 | 1,394 | < 5 | -- |
| 2008 | | 224 | 1,148 | < 5 | -- |
| 2007 | | 271 | 989 | < 5 | -- |
| 2006 | | 278 | 944 | < 5 | -- |
| 2005 | | 240 | 1,018 | < 5 | -- |
| 2004 | | 315 | 803 | < 5 | -- |
| 2003 | | 303 | 819 | < 5 | -- |
| 2002 | | 340 | 723 | < 5 | -- |
| 2001 | | 382 | 658 | < 5 | -- |
| 2000 | | 343 | 689 | < 5 | -- |
| 1999 | | 353 | 653 | < 5 | -- |
| 1998 | | 348 | 663 | < 5 | -- |
| 1997 | | 309 | 699 | < 5 | -- |
| 1996 | | 378 | 606 | < 5 | -- |
| 1995 | | 395 | 583 | < 5 | -- |
| 1994 | | 419 | 563 | < 5 | -- |
| 1993 | | 543 | 464 | < 5 | -- |
| 1992 | | 641 | 401 | < 5 | -- |
| 1991 | | 633 | 406 | < 5 | -- |
| 1990 | | 626 | 413 | < 5 | -- |
| 1989 | | 657 | 385 | 8 | 6,125 |
| 1988 | | 711 | 349 | 7 | 6,314 |
| 1987 | | 800 | 306 | < 5 | -- |
| 1986 | | 979 | 261 | 6 | 6,599 |
| 1985 | | 1,012 | 251 | < 5 | -- |
| 1984 | | 908 | 267 | < 5 | -- |
| 1983 | | 947 | 249 | 5 | 7,169 |
| 1982 | | 1,100 | 231 | 6 | 6,277 |
| 1981 | | 1,213 | 217 | 7 | 5,405 |
| 1980 | | 1,213 | 214 | 5 | 7,141 |
| 1979 | | 1,369 | 195 | 5 | 6,930 |
| 1978 | | 1,414 | 184 | 7 | 4,977 |
| 1977 | | 1,656 | 163 | 8 | 4,521 |
| 1976 | | 1,870 | 143 | 12 | 3,235 |
| 1975 | | 2,099 | 134 | 8 | 4,245 |
| 1974 | | 2,438 | 121 | 11 | 3,293 |
| 1973 | | 2,999 | 101 | 9 | 3,654 |
| 1972 | | 3,394 | 90 | 9 | 3,562 |
| 1971 | | 4,332 | 81 | 14 | 2,666 |
| 1970 | | 4,937 | 75 | 10 | 3,247 |
| 1969 | | 5,247 | 68 | 16 | 2,206 |
| 1968 | | 5,732 | 59 | 16 | 2,096 |
| 1967 | | 6,324 | 56 | 27 | 1,501 |
| 1966 | | 7,206 | 51 | 16 | 2,030 |
| 1965 | | 7,901 | 50 | 28 | 1,480 |
| 1964 | | 8,473 | 51 | 19 | 1,890 |
| 1963 | | 8,707 | 50 | 21 | 1,782 |
| 1962 | | 8,779 | 52 | 29 | 1,475 |
| 1961 | | 7,795 | 59 | 19 | 1,933 |
| 1960 | | 7,906 | 56 | 20 | 1,853 |
| 1959 | | 7,988 | 52 | 22 | 1,754 |
| 1958 | | 7,288 | 59 | 19 | 1,888 |
| 1957 | | 7,760 | 58 | 17 | 2,005 |
| 1956 | | 7,867 | 55 | 18 | 1,939 |
| 1955 | | 7,664 | 57 | 7 | 3,460 |
| 1954 | | 7,201 | 60 | 14 | 2,199 |
| 1953 | | 6,963 | 60 | 17 | 1,946 |
| 1952 | | 6,218 | 64 | 13 | 2,241 |
| 1951 | | 5,896 | 69 | 13 | 2,235 |
| 1950 | | 5,323 | 70 | 15 | 2,011 |
| 1949 | | 4,775 | 76 | 12 | 2,317 |
| 1948 | | 5,022 | 71 | 10 | 2,592 |
| 1947 | | 5,094 | 73 | 12 | 2,343 |
| 1946 | | 4,706 | 70 | 8 | 2,888 |
| 1945 | | 3,179 | 89 | 7 | 2,961 |
| 1944 | | 2,664 | 103 | 15 | 1,878 |
| 1943 | | 3,063 | 92 | 13 | 2,168 |
| 1942 | | 2,973 | 94 | 13 | 2,133 |
| 1941 | | 2,341 | 110 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 1,923 | 130 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 1,957 | 125 | 8 | 2,794 |
| 1938 | | 1,784 | 136 | 11 | 2,307 |
| 1937 | | 1,573 | 142 | 12 | 2,182 |
| 1936 | | 1,312 | 157 | 7 | 3,109 |
| 1935 | | 1,326 | 152 | 6 | 3,595 |
| 1934 | | 781 | 222 | 6 | 3,622 |
| 1933 | | 737 | 226 | < 5 | -- |
| 1932 | | 609 | 251 | < 5 | -- |
| 1931 | | 538 | 266 | < 5 | -- |
| 1930 | | 341 | 364 | < 5 | -- |
| 1929 | | 332 | 368 | 5 | 4,460 |
| 1928 | | 242 | 434 | < 5 | -- |
| 1927 | | 232 | 457 | < 5 | -- |
| 1926 | | 210 | 479 | < 5 | -- |
| 1925 | | 214 | 478 | < 5 | -- |
| 1924 | | 162 | 576 | < 5 | -- |
| 1923 | | 139 | 626 | < 5 | -- |
| 1922 | | 120 | 664 | < 5 | -- |
| 1921 | | 110 | 707 | < 5 | -- |
| 1920 | | 91 | 767 | < 5 | -- |
| 1919 | | 69 | 841 | < 5 | -- |
| 1918 | | 76 | 824 | < 5 | -- |
| 1917 | | 59 | 902 | < 5 | -- |
| 1916 | | 45 | 1,039 | < 5 | -- |
| 1915 | | 42 | 1,039 | < 5 | -- |
| 1914 | | 31 | 1,096 | < 5 | -- |
| 1913 | | 18 | 1,398 | < 5 | -- |
| 1912 | | 20 | 1,214 | < 5 | -- |
| 1911 | | 18 | 1,067 | < 5 | -- |
| 1910 | | 10 | 1,614 | < 5 | -- |
| 1909 | | 13 | 1,204 | < 5 | -- |
| 1908 | | 11 | 1,340 | < 5 | -- |
| 1907 | | 9 | 1,492 | < 5 | -- |
| 1906 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1905 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1904 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1903 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
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| 1880 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |