Shelden

SHEHL-duhn /ˈʃɛldən/
boy 2 syllables fading

Shelden is a very rare variant of Sheldon that peaked in 1997 and has since faded.

Shelden is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2018. Shelden was first reported in SSA data in 1973 and peaked in 1998 (18 births).

About the name Shelden

PronunciationSHEHL-duhn /ˈʃɛldən/

Names similar to Shelden

SheldonSheltonSheldanSheldynJaydenHaydenBraydenShermanSheldia

How popular is Shelden?

Boys named Shelden
197319801990200020102018
Boys named Shelden per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1973–2018 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2018) 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
Girls named Shelden
1997
Girls named Shelden per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1973–2018 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2018) 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

Shelden total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
201855—#13,793
201466—#11,893
201266—#12,050
201188—#9,463
20101010—#8,042
200977—#10,797
200866—#12,315
200788—#9,633
20061313—#6,399
20051111—#7,029
20041313—#6,083
20031515—#5,230
20021111—#6,459
200199—#7,424
20001717—#4,535
199977—#8,568
19981818—#3,986
199719—#15,769#4,638
199612——#5,134
199515——#4,240
199413——#4,753
19939——#6,153
199213——#4,535
19919——#5,868
19895——#9,027
19885——#8,322
19835——#7,174
19735——#5,765
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