How Many People Are Named Sheilah?
An estimated 1,605 people in the United States have the first name Sheilah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Sheilah peaked in popularity in 1955 with 199 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sheilah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sheilah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,605
About 1 in 213,554 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1955
199 births
Total Registered
2,285
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sheilah
Sheilah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,285 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sheilah as a female name
Ranked #19,774 in 2009
5 female births in 2009
Peak: 1955 (199 births)
Sheilah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sheilah span from the 1920s to the 2000s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 884 babies were registered. Sheilah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sheilah by Decade
How has Sheilah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sheilah by State
Birth registrations for Sheilah span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Indiana, Florida, Colorado. On average, about 27 Sheilahs were registered per state.
Sheilah + Last Name Combinations
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Sheilah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sheilah?
We estimate approximately 1,605 people named Sheilah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 213,554 Americans share this first name.
Is Sheilah a common name?
Sheilah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,285 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sheilah most popular?
Sheilah reached peak popularity in 1955, when 199 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sheilah is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sheilah a female name?
Sheilah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sheilah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sheilah Smith, Sheilah Johnson, Sheilah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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