Sheilah Girl
How popular is Sheilah?
Peaked in 1955
No babies were recorded with the name Sheilah in 2025. It was most used in 1955, when 199 girls got the name.
1,824living people named Sheilah (est.)
68median age of people named Sheilah
2,285babies named Sheilah since 1880
Sheilah popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1955 (199 girls) |
| Highest rank | #662 in 1955 |
| First recorded | 1924 |
Sheilah counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Sheila family of names ranked #1,247 for girls in 2025 (#1,027 the year before), with 143 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Sheilah by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | #5,059 |
| 1930s | 100 | #1,389 |
| 1940s | 414 | #1,156 |
| 1950s | 884 | #662 |
| 1960s | 416 | #1,453 |
| 1970s | 279 | #1,877 |
| 1980s | 107 | #5,075 |
| 1990s | 55 | #8,580 |
| 2000s | 25 | #12,049 |
Questions
- Is Sheilah a boy or girl name?
- Sheilah has mostly been a girl name. It hasn't been given to enough babies in the last 10 years to measure a recent split.
- How popular is the name Sheilah?
- No babies were recorded with the name Sheilah in 2025. It was most used in 1955, when 199 girls got the name.
- When was Sheilah most popular?
- Sheilah peaked in 1955, when 199 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #662 in 1955.
- How many people are named Sheilah?
- 2,285 babies have been named Sheilah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,824 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 68.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.