Sheila
Girl nameSheila has been given to 239,422 babies in the U.S. since 1907. It peaked in 1962.
Meaning & origin
Anglicized spelling of Irish Síle, equivalent to Cecilia. Doublet of Cecilia.
Origin: Irish
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
239,422
Peak year
1962 (8,807 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1907
10-year trend
▼ -48%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Sheila
Sheila Dikshit
Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Delhi (1938-2019)
Sheila Jackson Lee
American lawyer and politician (1950–2024)
Sheila E.
American singer and percussionist (born 1957)
Sheila Jordan
American jazz singer (1928–2025)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Sheila.
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