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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Shiela

Shiela was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked 714th with 216 babies. More babies were named Shiela in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1970216 babies
Total since 1880
4,408babies recorded

Shiela popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#12,9437
1990#4,50322
1980#2,48039
1970#714216
1960#953126
1950#1,07075
1940#1,58525
1930#2,66912
1920#4,8986
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Shiela, counting every spelling?

Shiela has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Shiela?

About 3,600 people born in the US named Shiela are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 54 and 69. That makes Shiela a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Shiela by state

How common Shiela was among girls born in each state in 1968–1972, around its peak. In 24 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesWA0.12Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesMN0.11Illinois: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesIL0.07Michigan: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesMI0.09New York: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNY0.04Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesOR0.07Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesIA0.07Indiana: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIN0.04Ohio: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesOH0.07Pennsylvania: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesPA0.07New Jersey: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.03Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesCA0.09Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesCO0.09Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesMO0.11Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesWV0.08Virginia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesVA0.03Maryland: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMD0.05Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesKS0.16Arkansas: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesAR0.13Tennessee: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTN0.04North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesSC0.05District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesOK0.20Louisiana: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesLA0.04Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesAL0.04Georgia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesGA0.03Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesTX0.08Florida: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesFL0.09
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Shiela, girls, 1968–1972. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Shiela: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shiela, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Shiela

How popular is the name Shiela?

Shiela was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked 714th with 216 babies. More babies were named Shiela in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Shiela a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 4,408 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Shiela most popular?

In 1968–1972, Shiela was most common in Oklahoma (0.20 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kansas and Arkansas.