for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Sheldon name popularity in the United States
Sheldon ranked #2765 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 46 boys named Sheldon.
SSA
608 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Sheldon for boys and girls
Girls
8Share unavailable · data from 1931 to 2002
Boys
46100.0% in 2025 · data from 1881 to 2025
Sheldon in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 46 | #2765 |
| 2024 | boys | 81 | #1938 |
| 2023 | boys | 60 | #2315 |
| 2022 | boys | 68 | #2150 |
| 2021 | boys | 72 | #2040 |
| 2020 | boys | 79 | #1872 |
| 2019 | boys | 110 | #1534 |
| 2018 | boys | 126 | #1396 |
| 2017 | boys | 134 | #1335 |
| 2016 | boys | 131 | #1356 |
| 2015 | boys | 140 | #1279 |
| 2014 | boys | 166 | #1143 |
Show full history (190 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 46 | #2765 |
| 2024 | boys | 81 | #1938 |
| 2023 | boys | 60 | #2315 |
| 2022 | boys | 68 | #2150 |
| 2021 | boys | 72 | #2040 |
| 2020 | boys | 79 | #1872 |
| 2019 | boys | 110 | #1534 |
| 2018 | boys | 126 | #1396 |
| 2017 | boys | 134 | #1335 |
| 2016 | boys | 131 | #1356 |
| 2015 | boys | 140 | #1279 |
| 2014 | boys | 166 | #1143 |
| 2013 | boys | 180 | #1054 |
| 2012 | boys | 216 | #942 |
| 2011 | boys | 176 | #1066 |
| 2010 | boys | 200 | #984 |
| 2009 | boys | 189 | #1027 |
| 2008 | boys | 211 | #952 |
| 2007 | boys | 206 | #955 |
| 2006 | boys | 242 | #841 |
| 2005 | boys | 257 | #772 |
| 2004 | boys | 239 | #760 |
| 2003 | boys | 230 | #767 |
| 2002 | boys | 265 | #687 |
| 2002 | girls | 8 | #11108 |
| 2001 | boys | 329 | #601 |
| 2001 | girls | 10 | #9351 |
| 2000 | boys | 301 | #623 |
| 2000 | girls | 8 | #10745 |
| 1999 | boys | 363 | #552 |
| 1999 | girls | 9 | #9479 |
| 1998 | boys | 401 | #520 |
| 1998 | girls | 15 | #6360 |
| 1997 | boys | 454 | #475 |
| 1997 | girls | 14 | #6483 |
| 1996 | boys | 460 | #476 |
| 1996 | girls | 18 | #5280 |
| 1995 | boys | 493 | #458 |
| 1995 | girls | 20 | #4846 |
| 1994 | boys | 520 | #437 |
| 1994 | girls | 24 | #4238 |
| 1993 | boys | 490 | #446 |
| 1993 | girls | 11 | #7498 |
| 1992 | boys | 608 | #380 |
| 1992 | girls | 16 | #5718 |
| 1991 | boys | 547 | #414 |
| 1991 | girls | 16 | #5659 |
| 1990 | boys | 501 | #441 |
| 1990 | girls | 15 | #5835 |
| 1989 | boys | 391 | #484 |
| 1989 | girls | 11 | #6955 |
| 1988 | boys | 387 | #462 |
| 1988 | girls | 13 | #5895 |
| 1987 | boys | 367 | #462 |
| 1987 | girls | 8 | #7987 |
| 1986 | boys | 352 | #463 |
| 1986 | girls | 18 | #4347 |
| 1985 | boys | 326 | #480 |
| 1985 | girls | 13 | #5348 |
| 1984 | boys | 305 | #479 |
| 1984 | girls | 5 | #10422 |
| 1983 | boys | 294 | #491 |
| 1983 | girls | 5 | #10275 |
| 1982 | boys | 274 | #513 |
| 1982 | girls | 6 | #9237 |
| 1981 | boys | 323 | #462 |
| 1981 | girls | 7 | #8128 |
| 1980 | boys | 321 | #468 |
| 1979 | boys | 322 | #451 |
| 1979 | girls | 6 | #9010 |
| 1978 | boys | 316 | #448 |
| 1978 | girls | 9 | #6385 |
| 1977 | boys | 339 | #430 |
| 1977 | girls | 7 | #7567 |
| 1976 | boys | 391 | #392 |
| 1976 | girls | 6 | #8156 |
| 1975 | boys | 368 | #399 |
| 1975 | girls | 8 | #6484 |
| 1974 | boys | 361 | #411 |
| 1974 | girls | 8 | #6258 |
| 1973 | boys | 338 | #426 |
| 1973 | girls | 9 | #5580 |
| 1972 | boys | 324 | #440 |
| 1972 | girls | 7 | #6558 |
| 1971 | boys | 382 | #412 |
| 1971 | girls | 7 | #6619 |
| 1970 | boys | 416 | #392 |
| 1970 | girls | 9 | #5413 |
| 1969 | boys | 408 | #390 |
| 1969 | girls | 11 | #4418 |
| 1968 | boys | 402 | #388 |
| 1968 | girls | 5 | #7016 |
| 1967 | boys | 390 | #382 |
| 1967 | girls | 6 | #6042 |
| 1966 | boys | 392 | #386 |
| 1966 | girls | 9 | #4493 |
| 1965 | boys | 396 | #393 |
| 1965 | girls | 14 | #3402 |
| 1964 | boys | 412 | #393 |
| 1964 | girls | 6 | #6009 |
| 1963 | boys | 398 | #404 |
| 1963 | girls | 14 | #3458 |
| 1962 | boys | 436 | #384 |
| 1962 | girls | 7 | #5293 |
| 1961 | boys | 408 | #394 |
| 1961 | girls | 5 | #6567 |
| 1960 | boys | 390 | #401 |
| 1959 | boys | 377 | #408 |
| 1958 | boys | 412 | #385 |
| 1957 | boys | 425 | #373 |
| 1957 | girls | 7 | #4918 |
| 1956 | boys | 414 | #363 |
| 1955 | boys | 353 | #383 |
| 1955 | girls | 5 | #5828 |
| 1954 | boys | 409 | #354 |
| 1954 | girls | 9 | #3967 |
| 1953 | boys | 323 | #391 |
| 1953 | girls | 5 | #5673 |
| 1952 | boys | 367 | #354 |
| 1951 | boys | 320 | #380 |
| 1951 | girls | 9 | #3714 |
| 1950 | boys | 404 | #335 |
| 1950 | girls | 6 | #4738 |
| 1949 | boys | 377 | #345 |
| 1948 | boys | 401 | #336 |
| 1948 | girls | 5 | #5243 |
| 1947 | boys | 429 | #333 |
| 1946 | boys | 395 | #323 |
| 1945 | boys | 368 | #309 |
| 1944 | boys | 380 | #310 |
| 1943 | boys | 458 | #286 |
| 1943 | girls | 7 | #3801 |
| 1942 | boys | 432 | #292 |
| 1941 | boys | 414 | #283 |
| 1941 | girls | 7 | #3559 |
| 1940 | boys | 384 | #284 |
| 1939 | boys | 374 | #285 |
| 1938 | boys | 438 | #262 |
| 1937 | boys | 437 | #257 |
| 1936 | boys | 453 | #247 |
| 1936 | girls | 8 | #3103 |
| 1935 | boys | 465 | #249 |
| 1934 | boys | 462 | #250 |
| 1933 | boys | 429 | #252 |
| 1932 | boys | 423 | #265 |
| 1931 | boys | 410 | #272 |
| 1931 | girls | 5 | #4331 |
| 1930 | boys | 405 | #282 |
| 1929 | boys | 403 | #276 |
| 1928 | boys | 421 | #276 |
| 1927 | boys | 370 | #302 |
| 1926 | boys | 351 | #303 |
| 1925 | boys | 323 | #318 |
| 1924 | boys | 311 | #329 |
| 1923 | boys | 243 | #380 |
| 1922 | boys | 233 | #391 |
| 1921 | boys | 223 | #406 |
| 1920 | boys | 200 | #422 |
| 1919 | boys | 198 | #416 |
| 1918 | boys | 170 | #455 |
| 1917 | boys | 147 | #470 |
| 1916 | boys | 135 | #488 |
| 1915 | boys | 125 | #493 |
| 1914 | boys | 90 | #516 |
| 1913 | boys | 59 | #564 |
| 1912 | boys | 73 | #463 |
| 1911 | boys | 25 | #605 |
| 1910 | boys | 15 | #782 |
| 1909 | boys | 17 | #653 |
| 1908 | boys | 16 | #657 |
| 1907 | boys | 15 | #664 |
| 1906 | boys | 17 | #568 |
| 1905 | boys | 5 | #1233 |
| 1904 | boys | 12 | #686 |
| 1903 | boys | 10 | #734 |
| 1902 | boys | 10 | #744 |
| 1901 | boys | 11 | #637 |
| 1900 | boys | 13 | #699 |
| 1899 | boys | 5 | #1051 |
| 1898 | boys | 6 | #1002 |
| 1897 | boys | 7 | #852 |
| 1896 | boys | 8 | #826 |
| 1894 | boys | 6 | #954 |
| 1892 | boys | 9 | #748 |
| 1889 | boys | 6 | #878 |
| 1887 | boys | 6 | #819 |
| 1886 | boys | 5 | #959 |
| 1885 | boys | 5 | #936 |
| 1884 | boys | 7 | #764 |
| 1881 | boys | 7 | #706 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.