Recorded 1970–1974 Girls' name Peak 1970 18 births

Sheletta — girls' name

18 babies named Sheletta in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s18

The verdict

18 girls have been named Sheletta since 1970, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1974.

18
total births
1970–1974
years on record
1970s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Sheletta was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

6 babies were named Sheletta in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheletta

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Sheletta between 1970 and 1974, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheletta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheletta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheletta 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 18 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.

Sheletta at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

18

Since 1970

5 years of records

Peak year

1970

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1970

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1974

Sheletta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1970

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1970)
6
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
6 197419721970 6

Sheletta by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
18 births that decade — 100% of Sheletta's all-time total
1970s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheletta?
18 babies have been named Sheletta since 1970. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1970 with 6 births.
When was Sheletta most popular?
Sheletta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Sheletta been used?
Sheletta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 5 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Sheletta?
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, 1970–1974 (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.