Sheilda — girls' name

What the Data Says About Sheilda

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Sheilda between 1948 and 1958, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheilda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheilda performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sheilda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheilda 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 48 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.