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 first appears in 1973 and peaked in 1998 (18 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,793 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,893 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,050 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,463 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,042 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,797 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,315 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,633 |
| 2006 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,399 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,029 |
| 2004 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,083 |
| 2003 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,230 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,459 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,424 |
| 2000 | 17 | 17 | — | #4,535 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,568 |
| 1998 | 18 | 18 | — | #3,986 |
| 1997 | 19 | — | #15,769 | #4,638 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | — | #5,134 |
| 1995 | 15 | — | — | #4,240 |
| 1994 | 13 | — | — | #4,753 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | — | #6,153 |
| 1992 | 13 | — | — | #4,535 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | — | #5,868 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | — | #9,027 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | — | #8,322 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | — | #7,174 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | — | #5,765 |