Shelita vs Sheila

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

Name A

Shelita

Girl name

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Name B

Sheila

Girl name · Rank #2009

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Metric Shelita Sheila
Current Rank Unranked #2009
Total Births (all years) 966 238,706
Peak Year 1974 1962
Peak Year Births 56 8,777
Peak Decade 1970ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1953 1907

Births by Decade

Decade Shelita Sheila
1900ss — 33
1910ss — 388
1920ss — 1,853
1930ss — 10,958
1940ss — 35,740
1950ss 47 70,174
1960ss 223 74,075
1970ss 440 26,510
1980ss 210 9,541
1990ss 46 4,646
2000ss — 2,868
2010ss — 1,348
2020ss — 572

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shelita Sheila
2014 — 161
2015 — 124
2016 — 114
2017 — 104
2018 — 96
2019 — 90
2020 — 131
2021 — 115
2022 — 127
2023 — 102
2024 — 97

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, 1953–1994.

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