Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Shelia 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 5 | #4,860 |
| 1916 | 6 | #4,337 |
| 1917 | 6 | #4,517 |
| 1919 | 7 | #4,198 |
| 1920 | 7 | #4,335 |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,973 |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,751 |
| 1923 | 11 | #3,096 |
| 1924 | 15 | #2,500 |
| 1925 | 22 | #1,884 |
| 1926 | 23 | #1,824 |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,325 |
| 1928 | 18 | #2,083 |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,409 |
| 1930 | 10 | #3,025 |
| 1931 | 22 | #1,675 |
| 1932 | 23 | #1,627 |
| 1933 | 27 | #1,439 |
| 1934 | 20 | #1,764 |
| 1935 | 43 | #1,069 |
| 1936 | 44 | #1,059 |
| 1937 | 59 | #903 |
| 1938 | 64 | #888 |
| 1939 | 72 | #817 |
| 1940 | 82 | #785 |
| 1941 | 130 | #623 |
| 1942 | 152 | #604 |
| 1943 | 215 | #509 |
| 1944 | 219 | #486 |
| 1945 | 305 | #407 |
| 1946 | 550 | #315 |
| 1947 | 744 | #283 |
| 1948 | 795 | #274 |
| 1949 | 821 | #269 |
| 1950 | 957 | #242 |
| 1951 | 1,160 | #224 |
| 1952 | 1,236 | #223 |
| 1953 | 1,484 | #204 |
| 1954 | 1,666 | #190 |
| 1955 | 1,837 | #181 |
| 1956 | 1,946 | #183 |
| 1957 | 2,093 | #180 |
| 1958 | 2,091 | #180 |
| 1959 | 2,283 | #170 |
| 1960 | 2,256 | #177 |
| 1961 | 2,005 | #189 |
| 1962 | 2,271 | #173 |
| 1963 | 2,063 | #185 |
| 1964 | 2,012 | #186 |
| 1965 | 1,892 | #182 |
| 1966 | 1,806 | #181 |
| 1967 | 1,476 | #208 |
| 1968 | 1,358 | #219 |
| 1969 | 1,304 | #232 |
| 1970 | 1,192 | #259 |
| 1971 | 1,037 | #276 |
| 1972 | 803 | #304 |
| 1973 | 691 | #325 |
| 1974 | 567 | #377 |
| 1975 | 450 | #441 |
| 1976 | 339 | #525 |
| 1977 | 284 | #602 |
| 1978 | 251 | #648 |
| 1979 | 228 | #729 |
| 1980 | 218 | #762 |
| 1981 | 173 | #883 |
| 1982 | 168 | #904 |
| 1983 | 121 | #1,119 |
| 1984 | 131 | #1,074 |
| 1985 | 124 | #1,156 |
| 1986 | 129 | #1,128 |
| 1987 | 106 | #1,311 |
| 1988 | 100 | #1,406 |
| 1989 | 83 | #1,665 |
| 1990 | 82 | #1,778 |
| 1991 | 84 | #1,739 |
| 1992 | 61 | #2,218 |
| 1993 | 53 | #2,408 |
| 1994 | 55 | #2,378 |
| 1995 | 40 | #2,969 |
| 1996 | 36 | #3,293 |
| 1997 | 34 | #3,432 |
| 1998 | 32 | #3,719 |
| 1999 | 27 | #4,290 |
| 2000 | 26 | #4,636 |
| 2001 | 28 | #4,430 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,419 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,933 |
| 2004 | 28 | #4,800 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,797 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,806 |
| 2007 | 12 | #10,051 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,989 |
| 2009 | 19 | #7,028 |
| 2010 | 13 | #9,152 |
| 2011 | 8 | #13,181 |
| 2012 | 8 | #13,292 |
| 2013 | 8 | #12,987 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,831 |
| 2015 | 11 | #10,056 |
| 2016 | 12 | #9,347 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7,388 |
| 2019 | 7 | #13,598 |
| 2020 | 11 | #9,451 |
| 2021 | 9 | #11,028 |
| 2022 | 7 | #13,371 |
| 2023 | 7 | #13,258 |
