Girls' name · since 1943
Sheelah
Since 1943, U.S. Social Security records show 89 babies named Sheelah, peaking in 1943. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,485 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 89
- born since 1943
- 1960s
- peak decade
89 girls have been named Sheelah since 1943, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sheelah recorded 89 times among girls since 1943, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 1985.
- #28,485 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 89 born since 1943
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheelah ranks #28,485 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 89 born since 1943, peaking in the 1960s.
- #28,485 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 89
- born since 1943
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sheelah's 89 recorded births place it above 60.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sheelah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sheelah's full recorded timeline at 1964, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1944, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1943 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sheelah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1985
- Peak year (1943)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Sheelah by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (48 births, 54% of the file).
1960s was Sheelah's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Sheelah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 18
1940s
18 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
48 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 48 births (54% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sheelah's data
- Sheelah's decade-level peak was the 1960s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sheelah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1943)
Similar record span (~42 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1943–1985 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sheelah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.