How popular is the name Sheila?

Sheila ranks 189th among girls' names in US records, with 244,085 births since 1907. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,142.

Is Sheila a unisex name?

No. Sheila is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1962, when 8,880 children were given the name. It has been in use for 118 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#189 of girl names

Pronounced SH IY1 L AH0 (ARPABET)

Sheila is a girls' name, and first appears in 1907. It has been given to 244,085 children — the 189th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 49% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1962, when 8,880 children were given it.

1962Girls: 8,880Boys: 29

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Sheila?: Sheila ranks 189th among girls' names in US records, with 244,085 births since 1907. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,142.
Is Sheila a unisex name?: No. Sheila is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Sheila most popular?: 1962, when 8,880 children were given the name. It has been in use for 118 years and is still recorded as of 2024.