Sheilia — girls' name

What the Data Says About Sheilia

The Social Security Administration has registered 384 babies named Sheilia between 1932 and 1983, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheilia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheilia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 147 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sheilia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheilia 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 384 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.