Recorded 1974–1983 Girls' name Peak 1975 42 births

Sheleta — girls' name

42 babies named Sheleta in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s371980s5

The verdict

42 girls have been named Sheleta since 1974, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1983.

42
total births
1974–1983
years on record
1970s
peak decade
88%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

88% of everyone ever named Sheleta was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

11 babies were named Sheleta in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheleta

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Sheleta between 1974 and 1983, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheleta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheleta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sheleta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheleta 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 42 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.

Sheleta at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

42

Since 1974

10 years of records

Peak year

1975

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1974

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1983

Sheleta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1974

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1975)
11
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4681012 198319781977197619751974 5

Sheleta by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
37 births that decade — 88% of Sheleta's all-time total
1970s371980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheleta?
42 babies have been named Sheleta since 1974. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1975 with 11 births.
When was Sheleta most popular?
Sheleta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Sheleta been used?
Sheleta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 10 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Sheleta?
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.

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, 1974–1983 (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.