Sheldon

Primarily a boy's name · 94% 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 hǣth and dūn. Popular family history groups and notable people with the name include:

From Wikipedia

Sheldon first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 52 babies (rank #405 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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 — 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.

569

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Sheldon

Sheldon Glashowtheoretical physicist · b. 1932
Sheldon Adelsonentrepreneur · b. 1933
Sheldon Coopertheoretical physicist · b. 1980
Sheldon Whitehousepublic prosecutor general · b. 1955
Sheldon Rileypop singer · b. 1999

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	52	#405
1997	45	#445
1998	46	#457
1999	42	#488
2000	29	#647
2001	19	#907
2002	28	#708
2003	30	#727
2004	20	#1,033
2005	23	#976
2006	22	#1,039
2007	23	#1,071
2008	17	#1,392
2009	22	#1,166
2010	15	#1,608
2011	14	#1,669
2012	28	#1,017
2013	24	#1,110
2014	10	#2,220
2015	11	#2,129
2016	14	#1,787