How Many People Are Named Sheilia?
An estimated 282 people in the United States have the first name Sheilia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Sheilia peaked in popularity in 1966 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sheilia 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 Sheilia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
282
About 1 in 1,215,441 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1966
20 births
Total Registered
384
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sheilia
Sheilia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 384 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sheilia as a female name
Ranked #11,748 in 1983
5 female births in 1983
Peak: 1966 (20 births)
Sheilia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sheilia span from the 1930s to the 1980s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 147 babies were registered. Sheilia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sheilia by Decade
How has Sheilia 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.
Sheilia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sheilia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sheilia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sheilia?
We estimate approximately 282 people named Sheilia 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 1,215,441 Americans share this first name.
Is Sheilia a common name?
Sheilia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 384 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sheilia most popular?
Sheilia reached peak popularity in 1966, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sheilia is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sheilia a female name?
Sheilia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sheilia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sheilia Smith, Sheilia Johnson, Sheilia 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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