Sheffield vs Sheldon

Side-by-side comparison of Sheffield and Sheldon — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Sheffield

Boy name

Full profile →
Name B

Sheldon

Boy name · Rank #1950

Full profile →

Which name is more popular?

Metric Sheffield Sheldon
Current Rank Unranked #1950
Total Births (all years) 77 36,626
Peak Year 1919 1992
Peak Year Births 10 608
Peak Decade 1920ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Sheffield Sheldon
1880ss — 36
1890ss — 41
1900ss — 126
1910ss 18 1,037
1920ss 20 3,078
1930ss — 4,296
1940ss 12 4,038
1950ss 5 3,804
1960ss 10 4,032
1970ss — 3,557
1980ss — 3,340
1990ss — 4,837
2000ss — 2,468
2010ss 12 1,578
2020ss — 358

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sheffield Sheldon
2014 — 166
2015 6 140
2016 — 131
2017 — 134
2018 6 126
2019 — 110
2020 — 79
2021 — 72
2022 — 68
2023 — 59
2024 — 80

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1914–2018.

← Compare different names