The baby name Sheila appears in baby name data for the United States from 1911 to 2024. It was most popular in 1962 with 11,583 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Sheila has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1915 | 21 |
| 1916 | 13 |
| 1917 | 24 |
| 1918 | 34 |
| 1919 | 33 |
| 1920 | 53 |
| 1921 | 56 |
| 1922 | 81 |
| 1923 | 135 |
| 1924 | 182 |
| 1925 | 228 |
| 1926 | 231 |
| 1927 | 278 |
| 1928 | 280 |
| 1929 | 444 |
| 1930 | 462 |
| 1931 | 550 |
| 1932 | 672 |
| 1933 | 832 |
| 1934 | 853 |
| 1935 | 1,505 |
| 1936 | 1,498 |
| 1937 | 1,811 |
| 1938 | 2,029 |
| 1939 | 2,245 |
| 1940 | 2,199 |
| 1941 | 2,629 |
| 1942 | 3,231 |
| 1942 | 6 |
| 1943 | 3,662 |
| 1944 | 3,019 |
| 1944 | 7 |
| 1945 | 3,597 |
| 1946 | 5,331 |
| 1947 | 6,103 |
| 1948 | 6,005 |
| 1949 | 5,920 |
| 1950 | 6,930 |
| 1951 | 7,722 |
| 1952 | 8,415 |
| 1953 | 9,291 |
| 1954 | 9,021 |
| 1955 | 9,287 |
| 1956 | 10,211 |
| 1957 | 10,162 |
| 1958 | 9,624 |
| 1959 | 10,607 |
| 1959 | 5 |
| 1960 | 10,663 |
| 1961 | 10,631 |
| 1962 | 11,583 |
| 1963 | 10,534 |
| 1964 | 10,751 |
| 1965 | 10,049 |
| 1966 | 9,063 |
| 1967 | 7,943 |
| 1968 | 7,350 |
| 1969 | 6,676 |
| 1970 | 6,159 |
| 1971 | 5,637 |
| 1972 | 4,263 |
| 1973 | 3,635 |
| 1974 | 2,953 |
| 1975 | 2,572 |
| 1976 | 2,245 |
| 1977 | 2,072 |
| 1978 | 1,759 |
| 1979 | 1,669 |
| 1980 | 1,417 |
| 1981 | 1,396 |
| 1982 | 1,250 |
| 1983 | 1,044 |
| 1984 | 1,026 |
| 1985 | 1,086 |
| 1986 | 1,100 |
| 1987 | 934 |
| 1988 | 785 |
| 1989 | 667 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1990 | 594 |
| 1991 | 638 |
| 1992 | 550 |
| 1993 | 466 |
| 1994 | 387 |
| 1995 | 301 |
| 1996 | 282 |
| 1997 | 264 |
| 1998 | 271 |
| 1999 | 263 |
| 2000 | 228 |
| 2001 | 250 |
| 2002 | 216 |
| 2003 | 214 |
| 2004 | 276 |
| 2005 | 238 |
| 2006 | 268 |
| 2007 | 201 |
| 2008 | 211 |
| 2009 | 113 |
| 2010 | 123 |
| 2011 | 123 |
| 2012 | 100 |
| 2013 | 74 |
| 2014 | 71 |
| 2015 | 101 |
| 2016 | 99 |
| 2017 | 92 |
| 2018 | 40 |
| 2019 | 49 |
| 2020 | 83 |
| 2021 | 56 |
| 2022 | 80 |
| 2023 | 53 |
| 2024 | 55 |