Sheldon Name Popularity

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How popular is Sheldon?

In 2018 the uncommon name Sheldon, ranked the 1,417th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Sheldon is currently less popular.

Position 247, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1936.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1992 with 608 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Sheldon in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1895.

Sheldon, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1908-1919, 1920-1924, and 1987-1992.

The popularity trend for Sheldon has been spiralling downward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Sheldon has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Sheldon?

Sheldon's popularity is at a low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Sheldon is still rare and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Sheldon (Girl)		Sheldon (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	123	1,417
2017		< 5	--	134	1,339
2016		< 5	--	131	1,360
2015		< 5	--	140	1,281
2014		< 5	--	166	1,142
2013		< 5	--	178	1,059
2012		< 5	--	216	941
2011		< 5	--	176	1,069
2010		< 5	--	200	985
2009		< 5	--	189	1,030
2008		< 5	--	210	955
2007		< 5	--	206	956
2006		< 5	--	241	842
2005		< 5	--	257	773
2004		< 5	--	239	761
2003		< 5	--	230	768
2002		8	12,024	265	688
2001		10	9,990	329	600
2000		8	11,624	301	623
1999		9	10,213	363	553
1998		15	6,667	401	520
1997		14	6,787	454	475
1996		18	5,496	460	476
1995		20	4,994	493	459
1994		24	4,358	520	437
1993		11	7,965	489	447
1992		16	5,961	608	380
1991		16	5,907	547	415
1990		15	6,096	501	441
1989		11	7,382	391	485
1988		13	6,223	387	462
1987		8	8,636	367	462
1986		18	4,516	353	463
1985		13	5,613	326	481
1984		5	11,873	305	479
1983		5	11,747	294	491
1982		6	10,284	275	512
1981		7	8,900	324	462
1980		< 5	--	321	469
1979		6	9,992	322	452
1978		9	6,838	316	450
1977		7	8,292	339	430
1976		6	9,038	391	392
1975		8	7,025	368	400
1974		8	6,764	361	412
1973		9	5,983	339	425
1972		7	7,139	324	441
1971		7	7,244	383	411
1970		9	5,742	415	393
1969		11	4,680	408	391
1968		5	7,987	403	388
1967		6	6,657	390	383
1966		9	4,798	392	386
1965		14	3,512	396	394
1964		6	6,649	410	394
1963		14	3,609	400	403
1962		7	5,762	435	384
1961		5	7,388	408	394
1960		< 5	--	391	401
1959		< 5	--	377	408
1958		< 5	--	413	385
1957		7	5,289	423	375
1956		< 5	--	413	363
1955		5	6,569	353	384
1954		9	4,230	409	354
1953		5	6,394	324	391
1952		< 5	--	368	354
1951		9	3,957	319	380
1950		6	5,211	404	335
1949		< 5	--	377	345
1948		5	5,923	401	336
1947		< 5	--	428	333
1946		< 5	--	395	323
1945		< 5	--	368	309
1944		< 5	--	381	311
1943		7	4,141	458	286
1942		< 5	--	432	292
1941		7	3,904	414	283
1940		< 5	--	384	285
1939		< 5	--	374	285
1938		< 5	--	438	263
1937		< 5	--	436	257
1936		8	3,341	453	247
1935		< 5	--	466	249
1934		< 5	--	462	250
1933		< 5	--	429	252
1932		< 5	--	423	266
1931		5	4,880	410	273
1930		< 5	--	405	282
1929		< 5	--	403	276
1928		< 5	--	421	277
1927		< 5	--	370	302
1926		< 5	--	351	303
1925		< 5	--	323	318
1924		< 5	--	311	329
1923		< 5	--	243	381
1922		< 5	--	233	393
1921		< 5	--	223	407
1920		< 5	--	200	424
1919		< 5	--	198	417
1918		< 5	--	170	456
1917		< 5	--	147	473
1916		< 5	--	135	490
1915		< 5	--	125	496
1914		< 5	--	90	519
1913		< 5	--	59	572
1912		< 5	--	73	464
1911		< 5	--	25	623
1910		< 5	--	15	816
1909		< 5	--	17	675
1908		< 5	--	16	682
1907		< 5	--	15	695
1906		< 5	--	17	583
1905		< 5	--	5	1,403
1904		< 5	--	12	717
1903		< 5	--	10	773
1902		< 5	--	10	788
1901		< 5	--	11	676
1900		< 5	--	13	727
1899		< 5	--	5	1,182
1898		< 5	--	6	1,102
1897		< 5	--	7	928
1896		< 5	--	8	886
1895		< 5	--	< 5	--
1894		< 5	--	6	1,063
1893		< 5	--	< 5	--
1892		< 5	--	9	788
1891		< 5	--	< 5	--
1890		< 5	--	< 5	--
1889		< 5	--	6	960
1888		< 5	--	< 5	--
1887		< 5	--	6	905
1886		< 5	--	5	1,085
1885		< 5	--	5	1,080
1884		< 5	--	7	834
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	7	773
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.