Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: DutchSheila is a common feminine given name, derived from the Irish name Síle, 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
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Sheila yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 9 | #1,492 |
| 1908 | 11 | #1,340 |
| 1909 | 13 | #1,204 |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,614 |
| 1911 | 18 | #1,067 |
| 1912 | 20 | #1,214 |
| 1913 | 18 | #1,398 |
| 1914 | 31 | #1,096 |
| 1915 | 42 | #1,039 |
| 1916 | 45 | #1,039 |
| 1917 | 59 | #902 |
| 1918 | 76 | #824 |
| 1919 | 69 | #841 |
| 1920 | 91 | #767 |
| 1921 | 110 | #707 |
| 1922 | 120 | #664 |
| 1923 | 139 | #626 |
| 1924 | 162 | #576 |
| 1925 | 214 | #478 |
| 1926 | 210 | #479 |
| 1927 | 233 | #456 |
| 1928 | 242 | #434 |
| 1929 | 332 | #368 |
| 1930 | 341 | #364 |
| 1931 | 538 | #266 |
| 1932 | 609 | #251 |
| 1933 | 737 | #226 |
| 1934 | 781 | #222 |
| 1935 | 1,326 | #151 |
| 1936 | 1,312 | #157 |
| 1937 | 1,573 | #142 |
| 1938 | 1,784 | #136 |
| 1939 | 1,957 | #125 |
| 1940 | 1,923 | #130 |
| 1941 | 2,341 | #110 |
| 1942 | 2,973 | #94 |
| 1943 | 3,063 | #92 |
| 1944 | 2,665 | #103 |
| 1945 | 3,178 | #89 |
| 1946 | 4,706 | #70 |
| 1947 | 5,095 | #73 |
| 1948 | 5,022 | #71 |
| 1949 | 4,774 | #76 |
| 1950 | 5,322 | #70 |
| 1951 | 5,897 | #69 |
| 1952 | 6,218 | #64 |
| 1953 | 6,964 | #60 |
| 1954 | 7,202 | #60 |
| 1955 | 7,661 | #57 |
| 1956 | 7,872 | #55 |
| 1957 | 7,764 | #58 |
| 1958 | 7,289 | #59 |
| 1959 | 7,985 | #52 |
| 1960 | 7,908 | #56 |
| 1961 | 7,800 | #59 |
| 1962 | 8,777 | #52 |
| 1963 | 8,706 | #50 |
| 1964 | 8,473 | #51 |
| 1965 | 7,902 | #50 |
| 1966 | 7,208 | #51 |
| 1967 | 6,326 | #56 |
| 1968 | 5,730 | #59 |
| 1969 | 5,245 | #68 |
| 1970 | 4,937 | #75 |
| 1971 | 4,333 | #81 |
| 1972 | 3,394 | #90 |
| 1973 | 2,999 | #101 |
| 1974 | 2,438 | #121 |
| 1975 | 2,099 | #134 |
| 1976 | 1,871 | #143 |
| 1977 | 1,656 | #163 |
| 1978 | 1,414 | #184 |
| 1979 | 1,369 | #195 |
| 1980 | 1,214 | #214 |
| 1981 | 1,214 | #217 |
| 1982 | 1,099 | #231 |
| 1983 | 946 | #249 |
| 1984 | 908 | #267 |
| 1985 | 1,012 | #251 |
| 1986 | 979 | #261 |
| 1987 | 800 | #306 |
| 1988 | 711 | #349 |
| 1989 | 658 | #385 |
| 1990 | 626 | #413 |
| 1991 | 633 | #406 |
| 1992 | 642 | #401 |
| 1993 | 543 | #464 |
| 1994 | 419 | #563 |
| 1995 | 395 | #583 |
| 1996 | 378 | #606 |
| 1997 | 309 | #699 |
| 1998 | 348 | #663 |
| 1999 | 353 | #653 |
| 2000 | 343 | #689 |
| 2001 | 383 | #658 |
| 2002 | 340 | #723 |
| 2003 | 303 | #819 |
| 2004 | 315 | #803 |
| 2005 | 240 | #1,018 |
| 2006 | 279 | #941 |
| 2007 | 271 | #990 |
| 2008 | 224 | #1,149 |
| 2009 | 170 | #1,395 |
| 2010 | 186 | #1,283 |
| 2011 | 183 | #1,291 |
| 2012 | 145 | #1,527 |
| 2013 | 145 | #1,523 |
| 2014 | 161 | #1,420 |
| 2015 | 124 | #1,708 |
| 2016 | 114 | #1,826 |
| 2017 | 104 | #1,940 |
| 2018 | 96 | #2,044 |
| 2019 | 90 | #2,104 |
| 2020 | 131 | #1,604 |
| 2021 | 115 | #1,778 |
| 2022 | 127 | #1,665 |
| 2023 | 102 | #1,941 |
| 2024 | 97 | #2,024 |
