Girls name
Shelia
Shelia is a girls' name given to 44,848 girls in the United States since 1936, peaking in 1959 with 2,256 births. It has appeared in 41 states, and reached its highest rank of 32nd among girls names in Mississippi in 1964.
Which states favor Shelia
Shelia by state
Top states by all-time births named Shelia. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | 4,034 | #994 (1993) |
| 2 | Texas | 4,014 | #2839 (1999) |
| 3 | Alabama | 3,673 | #640 (1987) |
| 4 | Tennessee | 3,608 | #698 (1992) |
| 5 | Louisiana | 3,245 | #700 (1988) |
| 6 | Georgia | 2,965 | #1133 (1992) |
| 7 | Mississippi | 2,745 | #519 (1994) |
| 8 | Kentucky | 2,325 | #407 (1987) |
| 9 | Virginia | 2,218 | #777 (1985) |
| 10 | Florida | 1,554 | — |
| 11 | Arkansas | 1,496 | — |
| 12 | Illinois | 1,496 | — |
| 13 | West Virginia | 1,281 | — |
| 14 | Ohio | 1,188 | — |
| 15 | Missouri | 1,146 | — |
| 16 | California | 1,131 | — |
| 17 | South Carolina | 1,091 | — |
| 18 | Michigan | 974 | — |
| 19 | Indiana | 790 | — |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 749 | — |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).