Shereen vs Sheila

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

Name A

Shereen

Girl name

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Name B

Sheila

Girl name · Rank #2009

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Shereen Sheila
Current Rank Unranked #2009
Total Births (all years) 1,587 238,706
Peak Year 1984 1962
Peak Year Births 47 8,777
Peak Decade 1980ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1937 1907

Births by Decade

Decade Shereen Sheila
1900ss — 33
1910ss — 388
1920ss — 1,853
1930ss 5 10,958
1940ss 46 35,740
1950ss 136 70,174
1960ss 313 74,075
1970ss 316 26,510
1980ss 342 9,541
1990ss 300 4,646
2000ss 107 2,868
2010ss 22 1,348
2020ss — 572

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shereen Sheila
2014 — 161
2015 — 124
2016 — 114
2017 6 104
2018 — 96
2019 5 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, 1937–2019.

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