Sheila

“Heavenly; from Latin Caelia by way of Irish Síle” — Latin via Irish origin

Girl's name · #2686 in the US (2025) · Retro

Sheila's best rank, #50, came in 1963; it has stepped well back to #2686 today. Roughly 239,000 girls have been named Sheila since 1907. Together with its spelling variant Sheyla (#2350), Sheila would rank around #1493 with about 140 births last year — the newborns split about 55/45 between Sheyla and Sheila.

Around the world: about 1 in 11,000 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Sheilas

Sheila Dikshit — Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Delhi (1938-2019)
Sheila Jackson Lee — American lawyer and politician (1950–2024)
Sheila — French recording artist and yé-yé singer
Sheila E. — American singer and percussionist (born 1957)
Sheila Jordan — American jazz singer (1928–2025)

In stories & tradition

Sheila Broflovski — South Park
Sheila Carter — The Bold and the Beautiful · The Young and the Restless
Sheila Birtles — Coronation Street

What Sheilas become

Among 839 notable people named Sheila:

Artists & writers appear 1.26× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sheila, French recording artist and yé-yé singer.

Similar names: Colleen · Sahily · Aiyla · Laurie · Deanna · Sandy

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