Girl Sheila A variant form, regarded as Irish, of Cecilia. Sheila Name Origin: Latin Pronunciation: she(i)-la Share your thoughts about Sheila Share Popularity Alternatives Lists Infographic of Sheila name meaning, which is A variant form, regarded as Irish, of Cecilia. Ask your friends & family about Sheila… Share Pin Tweet Email Text Sheila Name Popularity How popular is the name Sheila? Here’s everything we know. Chart Raw Data By State Year Rank # Births % Births 1910 — 0 0% 1911 914 5 0.0013% 1912 — 0 0% 1913 — 0 0% 1914 — 0 0% 1915 948 20 0.0022% 1916 1,126 13 0.0013% 1917 865 31 0.0031% 1918 871 34 0.0032% 1919 880 33 0.0032% 1920 757 53 0.0048% 1921 767 55 0.0048% 1922 765 54 0.0048% 1923 629 95 0.0085% 1924 578 119 0.0102% 1925 494 156 0.0138% 1926 508 147 0.0134% 1927 465 179 0.0162% 1928 459 177 0.0165% 1929 367 283 0.0273% 1930 372 288 0.0276% 1931 274 476 0.0482% 1932 252 568 0.0575% 1933 227 687 0.0737% 1934 225 734 0.0759% 1935 152 1,295 0.1333% 1936 157 1,283 0.1332% 1937 142 1,535 0.1558% 1938 136 1,773 0.1732% 1939 125 1,940 0.1907% 1940 129 1,912 0.1799% 1941 110 2,332 0.2072% 1942 94 2,965 0.2348% 1943 92 3,057 0.2342% 1944 103 2,657 0.2144% 1945 89 3,178 0.2606% 1946 70 4,701 0.3186% 1947 73 5,092 0.305% 1948 71 5,018 0.3143% 1949 77 4,770 0.2965% 1950 70 5,323 0.3306% 1951 69 5,897 0.3478% 1952 64 6,220 0.3563% 1953 60 6,954 0.3929% 1954 60 7,196 0.3937% 1955 58 7,664 0.4167% 1956 55 7,870 0.4167% 1957 58 7,759 0.4032% 1958 59 7,288 0.3856% 1959 52 7,987 0.4204% 1960 56 7,906 0.4173% 1961 59 7,794 0.4128% 1962 52 8,779 0.4782% 1963 50 8,708 0.4851% 1964 51 8,471 0.4812% 1965 50 7,903 0.4833% 1966 51 7,205 0.4615% 1967 56 6,325 0.4168% 1968 59 5,732 0.3817% 1969 68 5,246 0.3405% 1970 75 4,937 0.3102% 1971 81 4,327 0.288% 1972 89 3,389 0.2488% 1973 101 3,000 0.2314% 1974 121 2,431 0.187% 1975 134 2,087 0.1624% 1976 143 1,859 0.1442% 1977 162 1,647 0.1222% 1978 184 1,394 0.1037% 1979 195 1,354 0.096% 1980 213 1,205 0.0824% 1981 218 1,197 0.0814% 1982 229 1,087 0.0727% 1983 252 910 0.0617% 1984 266 882 0.0593% 1985 251 993 0.0654% 1986 261 946 0.0627% 1987 307 765 0.0501% 1988 350 672 0.0431% 1989 381 629 0.039% 1990 406 600 0.0362% 1991 406 589 0.0361% 1992 399 607 0.038% 1993 467 498 0.0319% 1994 565 360 0.0235% 1995 584 343 0.0228% 1996 640 307 0.0205% 1997 733 243 0.0164% 1998 679 288 0.0192% 1999 655 308 0.0206% 2000 718 280 0.0183% 2001 662 335 0.0222% 2002 724 289 0.0193% 2003 792 261 0.0172% 2004 819 251 0.0165% 2005 983 197 0.0129% 2006 924 233 0.0149% 2007 977 218 0.0138% 2008 1,088 180 0.0116% 2009 1,315 118 0.0079% 2010 1,150 150 0.0104% 2011 1,182 137 0.0096% 2012 1,336 104 0.0073% 2013 1,420 86 0.006% 2014 1,297 106 0.0073% 2015 1,465 79 0.0054% 2016 1,513 74 0.0051% 2017 1,543 67 0.0048% 2018 1,763 45 0.0033% 2019 1,657 49 0.0036% 2020 1,614 76 0.006% 2021 1,922 48 0.0039% 2022 1,708 72 0.0055% Alaska (AK) Alabama (AL) Arkansas (AR) Arizona (AZ) California (CA) Colorado (CO) Connecticut (CT) District of Columbia (DC) Delaware (DE) Florida (FL) Georgia (GA) Hawaii (HI) Iowa (IA) Idaho (ID) Illinois (IL) Indiana (IN) Kansas (KS) Kentucky (KY) Louisiana (LA) Massachusetts (MA) Maryland (MD) Maine (ME) Michigan (MI) Minnesota (MN) Missouri (MO) Mississippi (MS) Montana (MT) North Carolina (NC) North Dakota (ND) Nebraska (NE) New Hampshire (NH) New Jersey (NJ) New Mexico (NM) Nevada (NV) New York (NY) Ohio (OH) Oklahoma (OK) Oregon (OR) Pennsylvania (PA) Rhode Island (RI) South Carolina (SC) South Dakota (SD) Tennessee (TN) Texas (TX) Utah (UT) Virginia (VA) Vermont (VT) Washington (WA) Wisconsin (WI) West Virginia (WV) Wyoming (WY) Data via SSA.gov. Names Like Sheila If you like Sheila, you’ll love these other names like Sheila. What names are variants of Sheila? Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Sheila. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Seila Blind Irish Selia Blind; sixth; the moon Welsh Shayla From the fairy palace Gaelic Shaylagh Blind Irish Shaylah From the fairy palace; blind Irish Shaylla Blind Irish Sheela Blind Irish Sheelagh Blind Irish Sheelah Blind Irish Sheilagh Blind Irish Sheilah Blind Irish Sheileen Blind Irish Sheilia Blind Irish Sheilya Blind Irish Shela Blind Irish Shelagh Blind Irish Shelia Blind Irish Shella Blind Irish Sheyla Blind Irish Shiela Blind Irish Shila Blind Irish Shilah Blind Irish Shilea Blind Irish Shilla Blind Irish Shyla Daughter of the mountain Indian (Sanskrit) What names sound like Sheila? If you like how Sheila sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Sheila. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Chela Consolation, comfort Latin Chella Shaela From the fairy palace Gaelic Shaila River Indian (Sanskrit) Shaili River Indian (Sanskrit) Shell Shell; Nickname for Michelle English Shelle Shelli Sloped meadow English Shelly Ewe, female sheep; little rock; rest; sloped meadow Hebrew Shilo His gift Hebrew Shula Peace Hebrew What names are similar to Sheila? Find a name that’s like Sheila, but just a little bit different. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Cecilia Blinded one Latin Sheiletta English Lists With Sheila Find inspiration in these baby girl name lists featuring the name Sheila. Western Girl Names That Can’t Be Tamed // 136 names Western girl names offer the spirit of adventure. Get to know them with us and see which suits your little cowgirl. Old Girl Names Ready to Return to the Spotlight // 171 names Old girl names may come from yesteryear, but that doesn’t mean they’re not steeped in beauty and meaning. 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