Sheldon

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Sheldon is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (1% of births). There have been 37,122 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 36,626 as boys and 496 as girls. Sheldon gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1992 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	80
2023	59
2022	68
2021	72
2020	79
2019	110
2018	126
2017	134
2016	131
2015	140
2014	166
2013	179
2012	216
2011	176
2010	200
2009	189
2008	211
2007	206
2006	241
2005	257
2004	239
2003	230
2002	273
2001	339
2000	309
1999	372
1998	416
1997	468
1996	478
1995	513
1994	544
1993	501
1992	624
1991	563
1990	516
1989	402
1988	400
1987	375
1986	370
1985	339
1984	310
1983	299
1982	280
1981	330
1980	321
1979	328
1978	325
1977	346
1976	397
1975	376
1974	369
1973	347
1972	331
1971	390
1970	424
1969	419
1968	407
1967	396
1966	401
1965	410
1964	417
1963	413
1962	443
1961	413
1960	390
1959	377
1958	412
1957	432
1956	414
1955	358
1954	418
1953	328
1952	367
1951	329
1950	410
1949	377
1948	406
1947	429
1946	395
1945	368
1944	380
1943	465
1942	432
1941	421
1940	384
1939	374
1938	438
1937	437
1936	461
1935	465
1934	462
1933	429
1932	423
1931	415
1930	405
1929	403
1928	421
1927	370
1926	351
1925	323
1924	311
1923	243
1922	233
1921	223
1920	200
1919	198
1918	170
1917	147
1916	135
1915	125
1914	90
1913	59
1912	73
1911	25
1910	15
1909	17
1908	16
1907	15
1906	17
1905	5
1904	12
1903	10
1902	10
1901	11
1900	13
1899	5
1898	6
1897	7
1896	8
1894	6
1892	9
1889	6
1887	6
1886	5
1885	5
1884	7
1881	7