Is Shelda a boy or girl name?

Shelda is a girl’s name. Of the 569 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Shelda

Recorded 1935–1988 · United States

Shelda was most popular in 1941, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,623 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 569 people named Shelda.

Shelda over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shelda’s peak in 1941. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shelda a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shelda is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 569 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.

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