Is Sheilah a boy or girl name?

Sheilah is a girl’s name. Of the 2,285 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Sheilah

Recorded 1924–2009 · United States

Sheilah was most popular in 1955, when 199 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,158 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,285 people named Sheilah.

Sheilah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sheilah’s peak in 1955. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sheilah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sheilah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,285 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Sheilah

Where Sheilah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org