Shey vs Sheldon

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

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Shey

Boy name

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Name B

Sheldon

Boy name · Rank #1940

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Metric Shey Sheldon
Current Rank Unranked #1940
Total Births (all years) 146 36,676
Peak Year 1991 1992
Peak Year Births 14 608
Peak Decade 1990ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1975 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Shey Sheldon
1880ss — 36
1890ss — 41
1900ss — 126
1910ss — 1,037
1920ss — 3,078
1930ss — 4,296
1940ss — 4,038
1950ss — 3,804
1960ss — 4,032
1970ss 10 3,557
1980ss 28 3,340
1990ss 50 4,837
2000ss 46 2,469
2010ss 5 1,579
2020ss 7 406

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shey Sheldon
2014 — 166
2015 — 140
2016 — 131
2017 — 134
2018 — 126
2019 — 110
2020 — 79
2021 7 72
2022 — 68
2023 — 60
2024 — 81
2025 — 46

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, 1975–2021.

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