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

Popularity by State (2024)

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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