NameTides

Sheldon

Sheldon was the #2,765 boys' name in the US in 2025 (46 babies), and #4,275 in England & Wales and #1,167 in Canada.

Sheldon as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Sheldon as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Sheldon as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
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 & WalesCanada
2025#2,765 (46)#4,275 (4)#1,167 (21)
2024#1,938 (81)#5,120 (3)#1,205 (19)
2023#2,315 (60)#4,108 (4)#886 (27)
2022#2,150 (68)#2,321 (9)#1,061 (21)
2021#2,040 (72)#2,730 (7)#892 (27)
2020#1,872 (79)#2,960 (6)#847 (28)
2019#1,534 (110)#2,266 (9)#819 (29)
2018#1,396 (126)#2,112 (10)#818 (29)
2017#1,335 (134)#2,052 (11)#608 (43)
2016#1,356 (131)#1,704 (14)#757 (33)
2015#1,279 (140)#2,020 (11)#774 (31)
2014#1,143 (166)#2,079 (10)#531 (52)
2013#1,054 (180)#1,086 (24)#640 (40)
2012#942 (216)#998 (28)#454 (61)
2011#1,066 (176)#1,600 (14)#443 (63)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1934 at #250.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1881.

How common is it?

about 1 in 37,000 baby boys 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
USBoys2025about 1 in 37,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 67,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 7,600uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Sheldon is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 33,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 22,000 to 1 in 49,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Sheldon 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: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: 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: #2,471CAUtah: 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: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #1,625FL
Sheldon (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#4639

Sheldon (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SheldonCanadaGirls—too few
SheldonCanadaBoys#1,16721
SheldonEngland & WalesGirls—too few
SheldonEngland & WalesBoys#4,2754
SheldonNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
SheldonNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
SheldonUSGirls—too few
SheldonUSBoys#2,76546