Shelia

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Shelia is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 47,891 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 47,780 as girls and 111 as boys. Shelia gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1959 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2023	7
2022	7
2021	9
2020	11
2019	7
2017	16
2016	12
2015	11
2014	10
2013	8
2012	8
2011	8
2010	13
2009	19
2008	12
2007	12
2006	16
2005	13
2004	28
2003	14
2002	22
2001	28
2000	26
1999	27
1998	32
1997	34
1996	36
1995	40
1994	55
1993	53
1992	61
1991	84
1990	82
1989	83
1988	100
1987	106
1986	129
1985	124
1984	131
1983	121
1982	168
1981	173
1980	218
1979	228
1978	251
1977	284
1976	339
1975	450
1974	567
1973	691
1972	803
1971	1,044
1970	1,197
1969	1,304
1968	1,363
1967	1,476
1966	1,812
1965	1,903
1964	2,021
1963	2,071
1962	2,276
1961	2,013
1960	2,264
1959	2,293
1958	2,097
1957	2,099
1956	1,951
1955	1,843
1954	1,672
1953	1,484
1952	1,236
1951	1,160
1950	957
1949	821
1948	795
1947	744
1946	550
1945	305
1944	219
1943	215
1942	152
1941	130
1940	82
1939	72
1938	64
1937	59
1936	44
1935	43
1934	20
1933	27
1932	23
1931	22
1930	10
1929	14
1928	18
1927	16
1926	23
1925	22
1924	15
1923	11
1922	13
1921	8
1920	7
1919	7
1917	6
1916	6
1915	5