Shekela

sheh-KEH-luh /ʃɛˈkɛlə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Shekela is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.

Shekela is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1992. Shekela was first reported in SSA data in 1976 and peaked in 1979 (12 births).

About the name Shekela

Pronunciationsheh-KEH-luh /ʃɛˈkɛlə/
12peak births 1979
1976first in SSA data

Names similar to Shekela

How popular is Shekela?

Girls named Shekela
19761980198519901992
Girls named Shekela per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1976–1992 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1992) 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

Shekela total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
199210—#8,651
19915—#15,047
19907—#11,209
19875—#12,941
19865—#12,510
19856—#10,455
19845—#11,878
19838—#7,919
19827—#9,046
197912—#5,707
19787—#8,393
19765—#10,620