Sheldon
Boy name
Sheldon meaning
shelf, hill, valley
Sheldon at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,949 in 2024
- Meaning themes
- nature
Sheldon popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | #706 | 7 |
| 1900 | #699 | 13 |
| 1910 | #782 | 15 |
| 1920 | #422 | 200 |
| 1930 | #282 | 405 |
| 1936 | #247 | 453 |
| 1940 | #284 | 384 |
| 1950 | #335 | 404 |
| 1960 | #400 | 390 |
| 1970 | #392 | 415 |
| 1980 | #468 | 321 |
| 1990 | #441 | 501 |
| 2000 | #623 | 301 |
| 2010 | #984 | 200 |
| 2020 | #1,869 | 79 |
| 2024 | #1,949 | 80 |
All 137 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | #706 | 7 |
| 1884 | #764 | 7 |
| 1885 | #936 | 5 |
| 1886 | #959 | 5 |
| 1887 | #819 | 6 |
| 1889 | #878 | 6 |
| 1892 | #748 | 9 |
| 1894 | #954 | 6 |
| 1896 | #826 | 8 |
| 1897 | #852 | 7 |
| 1898 | #1,002 | 6 |
| 1899 | #1,051 | 5 |
| 1900 | #699 | 13 |
| 1901 | #637 | 11 |
| 1902 | #744 | 10 |
| 1903 | #734 | 10 |
| 1904 | #686 | 12 |
| 1905 | #1,233 | 5 |
| 1906 | #568 | 17 |
| 1907 | #664 | 15 |
| 1908 | #657 | 16 |
| 1909 | #653 | 17 |
| 1910 | #782 | 15 |
| 1911 | #605 | 25 |
| 1912 | #463 | 73 |
| 1913 | #564 | 59 |
| 1914 | #516 | 90 |
| 1915 | #493 | 125 |
| 1916 | #488 | 135 |
| 1917 | #470 | 147 |
| 1918 | #455 | 170 |
| 1919 | #416 | 198 |
| 1920 | #422 | 200 |
| 1921 | #406 | 223 |
| 1922 | #391 | 233 |
| 1923 | #380 | 243 |
| 1924 | #329 | 311 |
| 1925 | #318 | 323 |
| 1926 | #303 | 351 |
| 1927 | #302 | 370 |
| 1928 | #276 | 421 |
| 1929 | #276 | 403 |
| 1930 | #282 | 405 |
| 1931 | #272 | 410 |
| 1932 | #265 | 423 |
| 1933 | #252 | 429 |
| 1934 | #250 | 462 |
| 1935 | #249 | 465 |
| 1936 | #247 | 453 |
| 1937 | #257 | 437 |
| 1938 | #262 | 438 |
| 1939 | #285 | 374 |
| 1940 | #284 | 384 |
| 1941 | #283 | 414 |
| 1942 | #292 | 432 |
| 1943 | #286 | 458 |
| 1944 | #310 | 380 |
| 1945 | #309 | 368 |
| 1946 | #323 | 395 |
| 1947 | #333 | 429 |
| 1948 | #336 | 401 |
| 1949 | #345 | 377 |
| 1950 | #335 | 404 |
| 1951 | #380 | 320 |
| 1952 | #354 | 367 |
| 1953 | #391 | 323 |
| 1954 | #354 | 409 |
| 1955 | #383 | 353 |
| 1956 | #363 | 414 |
| 1957 | #374 | 425 |
| 1958 | #384 | 412 |
| 1959 | #409 | 377 |
| 1960 | #400 | 390 |
| 1961 | #394 | 408 |
| 1962 | #384 | 436 |
| 1963 | #403 | 399 |
| 1964 | #394 | 411 |
| 1965 | #393 | 396 |
| 1966 | #386 | 392 |
| 1967 | #382 | 390 |
| 1968 | #388 | 402 |
| 1969 | #390 | 408 |
| 1970 | #392 | 415 |
| 1971 | #410 | 383 |
| 1972 | #440 | 324 |
| 1973 | #426 | 338 |
| 1974 | #411 | 361 |
| 1975 | #399 | 368 |
| 1976 | #392 | 391 |
| 1977 | #430 | 339 |
| 1978 | #448 | 316 |
| 1979 | #451 | 322 |
| 1980 | #468 | 321 |
| 1981 | #462 | 323 |
| 1982 | #513 | 274 |
| 1983 | #491 | 294 |
| 1984 | #479 | 305 |
| 1985 | #480 | 326 |
| 1986 | #463 | 352 |
| 1987 | #462 | 367 |
| 1988 | #462 | 387 |
| 1989 | #484 | 391 |
| 1990 | #441 | 501 |
| 1991 | #414 | 547 |
| 1992 | #380 | 608 |
| 1993 | #446 | 490 |
| 1994 | #437 | 520 |
| 1995 | #458 | 493 |
| 1996 | #476 | 460 |
| 1997 | #475 | 454 |
| 1998 | #520 | 401 |
| 1999 | #552 | 363 |
| 2000 | #623 | 301 |
| 2001 | #600 | 329 |
| 2002 | #687 | 265 |
| 2003 | #766 | 230 |
| 2004 | #760 | 239 |
| 2005 | #772 | 257 |
| 2006 | #842 | 241 |
| 2007 | #954 | 206 |
| 2008 | #952 | 211 |
| 2009 | #1,027 | 189 |
| 2010 | #984 | 200 |
| 2011 | #1,066 | 176 |
| 2012 | #942 | 216 |
| 2013 | #1,055 | 179 |
| 2014 | #1,143 | 166 |
| 2015 | #1,278 | 140 |
| 2016 | #1,356 | 131 |
| 2017 | #1,334 | 134 |
| 2018 | #1,395 | 126 |
| 2019 | #1,534 | 110 |
| 2020 | #1,869 | 79 |
| 2021 | #2,040 | 72 |
| 2022 | #2,149 | 68 |
| 2023 | #2,344 | 59 |
| 2024 | #1,949 | 80 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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