Sheala

SHEE-luh /ˈʃiːlə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Sheala is a very rare variant of Sheila that was most common in the 1990s and has all but disappeared.

Sheala is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2012. Sheala was first reported in SSA data in 1979 and peaked in 1998 (16 births).

About the name Sheala

PronunciationSHEE-luh /ˈʃiːlə/
16peak births 1998
1979first in SSA data

Names similar to Sheala

How popular is Sheala?

Girls named Sheala
197919801985199019952000200520102012
Girls named Sheala per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1979–2012 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2012) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Sheala total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201299#12,079
201077#14,731
20091010#11,351
200877#15,158
20071111#10,715
20061212#9,819
200599#11,696
200499#11,475
200366#15,470
20021212#8,753
200199#10,889
200099#10,616
19991010#9,376
19981616#6,327
19978—#10,666
199610—#8,723
199511—#8,002
199410—#8,701
19937—#11,607
19928—#10,330
19918—#10,111
19908—#10,033
198911—#7,381
198812—#6,603
198711—#6,720
19869—#7,658
19857—#9,132
19847—#8,981
19825—#11,996
19805—#11,842
19796—#9,989