Shellie vs Sheila

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

Name A

Shellie

Girl name

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Name B

Sheila

Girl name · Rank #2009

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Metric Shellie Sheila
Current Rank Unranked #2009
Total Births (all years) 9,967 238,706
Peak Year 1970 1962
Peak Year Births 423 8,777
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1882 1907

Births by Decade

Decade Shellie Sheila
1880ss 24 —
1890ss 76 —
1900ss 78 33
1910ss 151 388
1920ss 117 1,853
1930ss 102 10,958
1940ss 247 35,740
1950ss 1,168 70,174
1960ss 3,412 74,075
1970ss 2,943 26,510
1980ss 1,100 9,541
1990ss 380 4,646
2000ss 143 2,868
2010ss 26 1,348
2020ss — 572

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shellie Sheila
2014 — 161
2015 5 124
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, 1882–2015.

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