The baby name Shelia appears in baby name data for the United States from 1936 to 1995. It was most popular in 1962 with 3,534 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Shelia has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1936 | 7 |
| 1937 | 5 |
| 1938 | 35 |
| 1939 | 51 |
| 1940 | 44 |
| 1941 | 93 |
| 1942 | 132 |
| 1943 | 238 |
| 1944 | 213 |
| 1945 | 340 |
| 1946 | 607 |
| 1947 | 854 |
| 1948 | 887 |
| 1949 | 943 |
| 1950 | 1,219 |
| 1951 | 1,533 |
| 1952 | 1,633 |
| 1953 | 1,970 |
| 1954 | 2,065 |
| 1955 | 2,197 |
| 1956 | 2,534 |
| 1957 | 2,707 |
| 1958 | 2,650 |
| 1959 | 3,032 |
| 1960 | 2,974 |
| 1961 | 2,703 |
| 1962 | 3,534 |
| 1963 | 2,360 |
| 1964 | 2,596 |
| 1965 | 2,482 |
| 1966 | 2,281 |
| 1967 | 1,860 |
| 1968 | 1,699 |
| 1969 | 1,701 |
| 1970 | 1,499 |
| 1971 | 1,339 |
| 1972 | 976 |
| 1973 | 787 |
| 1974 | 651 |
| 1975 | 542 |
| 1976 | 362 |
| 1977 | 325 |
| 1978 | 268 |
| 1979 | 250 |
| 1980 | 209 |
| 1981 | 177 |
| 1982 | 131 |
| 1983 | 95 |
| 1984 | 129 |
| 1985 | 130 |
| 1986 | 120 |
| 1987 | 68 |
| 1988 | 73 |
| 1989 | 12 |
| 1990 | 26 |
| 1991 | 41 |
| 1992 | 31 |
| 1993 | 20 |
| 1994 | 11 |
| 1995 | 6 |