How Many People Are Named Shiela?
An estimated 3,298 people in the United States have the first name Shiela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Shiela peaked in popularity in 1970 with 216 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shiela 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 Shiela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,298
About 1 in 103,928 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1970
216 births
Total Registered
4,408
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shiela
Shiela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,408 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shiela as a female name
Ranked #11,897 in 2001
8 female births in 2001
Peak: 1970 (216 births)
Shiela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shiela span from the 1900s to the 2000s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,355 babies were registered. Shiela has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shiela by Decade
How has Shiela 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.
Shiela by State
Birth registrations for Shiela span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in South Carolina, Oregon, Maryland. On average, about 56 Shielas were registered per state.
Shiela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shiela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shiela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shiela?
We estimate approximately 3,298 people named Shiela 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 103,928 Americans share this first name.
Is Shiela a common name?
Shiela is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,408 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shiela most popular?
Shiela reached peak popularity in 1970, when 216 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shiela is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shiela a female name?
Shiela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shiela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shiela Smith, Shiela Johnson, Shiela 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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