Recorded 1989–2009 Boys' name Peak 1989 25 births

Sheel — boys' name

25 babies named Sheel in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

25 boys have been named Sheel since 1989, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2009.

25
total births
1989–2009
years on record
1990s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Sheel was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

5 babies were named Sheel in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheel

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Sheel between 1989 and 2009, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sheel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sheel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 25 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sheel at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

25

Since 1989

21 years of records

Peak year

1989

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1989

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2009

Sheel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1989

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1989)
5
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
5 20092006199719961989 5

Sheel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
10 births that decade — 40% of Sheel's all-time total
1980s51990s102000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheel?
25 babies have been named Sheel since 1989. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1989 with 5 births.
When was Sheel most popular?
Sheel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Sheel been used?
Sheel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 21 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Sheel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sherman, Sheldon, Shelby, Shelton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.