The baby name Sheldon appears in baby name data for the United States from 1911 to 2024. It was most popular in 1992 with 737 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Sheldon has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1912 | 28 |
| 1913 | 38 |
| 1914 | 51 |
| 1915 | 61 |
| 1916 | 109 |
| 1917 | 100 |
| 1918 | 136 |
| 1919 | 185 |
| 1920 | 165 |
| 1921 | 205 |
| 1922 | 230 |
| 1923 | 221 |
| 1924 | 288 |
| 1925 | 298 |
| 1926 | 332 |
| 1927 | 394 |
| 1928 | 398 |
| 1929 | 433 |
| 1930 | 404 |
| 1931 | 456 |
| 1932 | 524 |
| 1933 | 510 |
| 1934 | 509 |
| 1935 | 530 |
| 1936 | 510 |
| 1937 | 483 |
| 1938 | 497 |
| 1939 | 367 |
| 1940 | 378 |
| 1941 | 486 |
| 1942 | 516 |
| 1943 | 517 |
| 1944 | 437 |
| 1945 | 403 |
| 1946 | 387 |
| 1947 | 475 |
| 1948 | 452 |
| 1949 | 415 |
| 1950 | 462 |
| 1951 | 335 |
| 1952 | 435 |
| 1953 | 354 |
| 1954 | 464 |
| 1955 | 393 |
| 1956 | 439 |
| 1957 | 481 |
| 1958 | 454 |
| 1959 | 426 |
| 1960 | 436 |
| 1961 | 383 |
| 1962 | 496 |
| 1963 | 514 |
| 1964 | 472 |
| 1965 | 441 |
| 1966 | 420 |
| 1967 | 395 |
| 1968 | 402 |
| 1969 | 376 |
| 1970 | 415 |
| 1971 | 381 |
| 1972 | 296 |
| 1973 | 377 |
| 1974 | 374 |
| 1975 | 388 |
| 1976 | 424 |
| 1977 | 335 |
| 1978 | 315 |
| 1979 | 378 |
| 1980 | 323 |
| 1981 | 294 |
| 1982 | 255 |
| 1983 | 268 |
| 1984 | 286 |
| 1985 | 306 |
| 1986 | 330 |
| 1987 | 369 |
| 1988 | 369 |
| 1989 | 418 |
| 1990 | 492 |
| 1991 | 602 |
| 1992 | 737 |
| 1993 | 549 |
| 1994 | 579 |
| 1995 | 563 |
| 1996 | 462 |
| 1997 | 516 |
| 1998 | 413 |
| 1999 | 352 |
| 2000 | 317 |
| 2001 | 317 |
| 2002 | 238 |
| 2003 | 176 |
| 2004 | 263 |
| 2005 | 264 |
| 2006 | 245 |
| 2007 | 156 |
| 2008 | 214 |
| 2009 | 152 |
| 2010 | 163 |
| 2011 | 165 |
| 2012 | 148 |
| 2013 | 126 |
| 2014 | 150 |
| 2015 | 99 |
| 2016 | 77 |
| 2017 | 109 |
| 2018 | 69 |
| 2019 | 50 |
| 2020 | 37 |
| 2021 | 25 |
| 2022 | 28 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 36 |