NameTides

Sheila

Sheila was the #2,645 girls' name in the US in 2025 (65 babies), and #3,333 in England & Wales and #2,282 in Canada.

Sheila as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Sheila as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Sheila as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,645 (65)#3,333 (7)———#2,282 (9)
2024#2,011 (97)#4,193 (5)————
2023#1,934 (102)#4,710 (4)————
2022#1,659 (127)#4,646 (4)——#905 (3)—
2021#1,768 (115)#3,192 (7)——#764 (4)—
2020#1,593 (131)#2,843 (8)————
2019#2,090 (90)#5,591 (3)————
2018#2,026 (96)#3,985 (5)——#896 (3)#2,892 (6)
2017#1,930 (104)#3,583 (6)——#651 (5)#2,041 (10)
2016#1,815 (114)#2,547 (10)———#2,595 (7)
2015#1,704 (124)#5,730 (3)———#2,179 (9)
2014#1,410 (162)#4,003 (5)——#661 (5)#2,374 (8)
2013#1,514 (145)#2,460 (10)——#894 (3)#2,595 (7)
2012#1,523 (145)#3,681 (6)——#612 (6)#1,904 (11)
2011#1,289 (183)#4,049 (5)—#444 (3)#695 (5)#2,348 (8)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1963 at #50.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1907.

How common is it?

about 1 in 25,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 25,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 36,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Sheila is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 25,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 19,000 to 1 in 33,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Sheila by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,742CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #3,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Sheila (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SheilaCanadaGirls#2,2829
SheilaEngland & WalesGirls#3,3337
SheilaIrelandGirls—too few
SheilaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
SheilaScotlandGirls—too few
SheilaUSGirls#2,64565
SheilaUSBoys—too few