Sheldon

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Sheldon is an English surname, as well as a masculine given name, combining the Old English scelf and the place name haddon, which in turn comes from the words hวฃth and dลซn. Popular family history groups and notable people with the name include:

From Wikipedia

Sheldon first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 210 babies (rank #171 that year). In 2024 it was given to 18 boys (rank #1,321). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Sheldon

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

2,980
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
210
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1991210#171
1992203#171
1993195#173
1994139#201
1995189#177
1996172#180
1997148#201
1998140#199
1999131#208
2000114#223
200192#262
200287#276
200379#304
200490#279
200564#383
200680#342
2007104#294
200874#398
200990#347
201069#425
201163#448
201261#464
201340#645
201452#538
201533#758
201634#764
201743#622
201829#841
201929#839
202028#879
202127#929
202221#1,111
202327#921
202418#1,321