How Many People Are Named Sheilla?
An estimated 352 people in the United States have the first name Sheilla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Sheilla peaked in popularity in 1962 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sheilla 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 Sheilla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
352
About 1 in 973,734 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1962
23 births
Total Registered
450
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sheilla
Sheilla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 450 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sheilla as a female name
Ranked #17,549 in 2001
5 female births in 2001
Peak: 1962 (23 births)
Sheilla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sheilla span from the 1940s to the 2000s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 131 babies were registered. Sheilla has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sheilla by Decade
How has Sheilla 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.
Sheilla by State
Sheilla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sheilla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sheilla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sheilla?
We estimate approximately 352 people named Sheilla 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 973,734 Americans share this first name.
Is Sheilla a common name?
Sheilla is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 450 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sheilla most popular?
Sheilla reached peak popularity in 1962, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sheilla is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sheilla a female name?
Sheilla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sheilla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sheilla Smith, Sheilla Johnson, Sheilla 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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