Sheila

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Dutch

Meaning

Sheila is a common feminine given name, derived from the Irish name Sรญle, which is believed to be a Gaelic form of the Latin name Caelia, the feminine form of the Roman clan name Caelius, meaning 'heavenly'.

From Wikipedia

Sheila first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 63 babies (rank #435 that year). In 2024 it was given to 5 girls (rank #4,013). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Sheila

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Sheila yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

567
Total babies (all years)
29
Years in the data
63
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199160#440
199263#435
199338#633
199436#597
199526#812
199624#864
199736#636
199818#1,039
199917#1,103
200022#914
200120#1,002
200219#1,038
200319#1,078
200418#1,149
200510#1,861
200623#1,022
20079#2,168
200813#1,695
20099#2,294
201012#1,868
20119#2,284
201211#1,958
20136#3,156
201410#2,137
201511#1,952
20166#3,156
201712#1,902
20225#3,944
20245#4,013