How Many People Are Named Sheliah?
An estimated 323 people in the United States have the first name Sheliah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Sheliah peaked in popularity in 1955 with 52 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sheliah 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 Sheliah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
323
About 1 in 1,061,159 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1955
52 births
Total Registered
435
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sheliah
Sheliah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 435 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sheliah as a female name
Ranked #15,797 in 2004
6 female births in 2004
Peak: 1955 (52 births)
Sheliah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sheliah span from the 1940s to the 2000s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 238 babies were registered. Sheliah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sheliah by Decade
How has Sheliah 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.
Sheliah by State
Birth registrations for Sheliah span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Tennessee, Texas, North Carolina. The lowest are in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina. On average, about 10 Sheliahs were registered per state.
Sheliah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sheliah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sheliah
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Sheliah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sheliah?
We estimate approximately 323 people named Sheliah 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 1,061,159 Americans share this first name.
Is Sheliah a common name?
Sheliah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 435 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sheliah most popular?
Sheliah reached peak popularity in 1955, when 52 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sheliah is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sheliah a female name?
Sheliah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sheliah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sheliah Smith, Sheliah Johnson, Sheliah 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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