Total births
450
Girls' name · since 1941
Sheilla
450 babies named Sheilla in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 450
- total births
- 1941–2001
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
Sheilla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 450 have been recorded since 1941.
Sheilla has 450 recorded births among girls since 1941, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2001.
- 450 total births
- 1941–2001 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 29% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
450 girls have been named Sheilla since 1941, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 2001.
- 450
- total births
- 1941–2001
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
29% of everyone ever named Sheilla was born in this single decade.
1962
Single peak year
23 babies were named Sheilla in 1962 - its busiest year on record.
Sheilla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sheilla's SSA record in two at 1966 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1941, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1962 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sheilla at a glance
Last recorded 2001Peak year
1962
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1941
Sheilla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2001
- Peak year (1962)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Sheilla by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Sheilla's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Sheilla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
57 births
- 1950s
1950s
116 births
- 1960s
1960s
131 births
- 1970s
1970s
58 births
- 1980s 47
1980s
47 births
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 131 births (29% of all-time use).
Sheilla by state
Where Sheilla concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
California share of Sheilla's total US births 1.1%
5 of 450 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sheilla? ▼
Sheilla has been given to 450 babies in the U.S. since 1941, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2001. 23 babies were born in 1962, its single highest year.
When was Sheilla most popular? ▼
Sheilla was most popular in the 1960s decade with 131 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Sheilla most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Sheilla are California (5 births).
How long has the name Sheilla been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Sheilla since 1941 -- 61 years through the most recent 2001 data.
What names are similar to Sheilla? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sheila, Sherry, Shelby, Shelly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Sheilla's data
- Sheilla's decade-level peak was the 1960s (131 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sheillas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sheilla
Nearby Names Like Sheilla
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sheilla
Sheila Girl
#2013 238,774 births
Sherry Girl
#6948 229,937 births
Shelby Girl
#658 148,830 births
Shelly Girl
#4580 84,420 births
Sherri Girl
#8493 83,667 births
Compare Sheilla side by side: Sheilla vs Sheila Sheilla vs Sherry Sheilla vs Shelby
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1941–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sheilla: Baby Name Since 1941 - 450 Births, Peak 1962." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sheilla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sheilla 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 June 2026.