Sheela

Sheela

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Sheela first appears in the data in 1943 and has been recorded in 57 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1988 with 27 babies (rank #3,569 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Sheela

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

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

679

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1943	7	#4,139
1946	11	#3,190
1947	7	#4,707
1948	10	#3,567
1949	8	#4,187
1950	7	#4,675
1951	6	#5,330
1952	8	#4,423
1953	12	#3,449
1954	10	#3,924
1955	5	#6,571
1956	11	#3,871
1957	14	#3,279
1958	13	#3,522
1959	19	#2,744
1960	9	#4,723
1961	9	#4,833
1962	16	#3,276
1963	8	#5,220
1964	11	#4,312
1965	19	#2,914
1966	13	#3,710
1967	8	#5,369
1968	13	#3,965
1969	9	#5,381
1970	14	#4,218
1971	8	#6,502
1972	15	#4,051
1973	19	#3,455
1974	9	#6,164
1975	17	#3,916
1976	11	#5,535
1977	10	#6,263
1978	19	#3,895
1979	16	#4,591
1980	15	#4,941
1981	12	#5,835
1982	12	#5,846
1983	15	#4,847
1984	20	#3,966
1985	21	#3,964
1986	25	#3,537
1987	18	#4,637
1988	27	#3,569
1989	18	#5,022
1990	15	#6,095
1991	11	#7,896
1992	6	#13,107
1993	10	#8,618
1994	11	#8,054
1995	9	#9,433
1996	5	#15,504
1998	7	#12,223
2002	5	#17,703
2003	6	#15,470
2007	5	#20,108
2015	5	#18,731

Year

Babies

Rank

1943

#4,139

1946

#3,190

1947

#4,707

1948

#3,567

1949

#4,187

1950

#4,675

1951

#5,330

1952

#4,423

1953

#3,449

1954

#3,924

1955

#6,571

1956

#3,871

1957

#3,279

1958

#3,522

1959

#2,744

1960

#4,723

1961

#4,833

1962

#3,276

1963

#5,220

1964

#4,312

1965

#2,914

1966

#3,710

1967

#5,369

1968

#3,965

1969

#5,381

1970

#4,218

1971

#6,502

1972

#4,051

1973

#3,455

1974

#6,164

1975

#3,916

1976

#5,535

1977

#6,263

1978

#3,895

1979

#4,591

1980

#4,941

1981

#5,835

1982

#5,846

1983

#4,847

1984

#3,966

1985

#3,964

1986

#3,537

1987

#4,637

1988

#3,569

1989

#5,022

1990

#6,095

1991

#7,896

1992

#13,107

1993

#8,618

1994

#8,054

1995

#9,433

1996

#15,504

1998

#12,223

2002

#17,703

2003

#15,470

2007

#20,108

2015

#18,731

Numerology of Sheela

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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