Shella

SHEH-luh /ˈʃɛlə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Shella is a rare variant of Sheila that peaked in 1959 and has since faded.

Shella is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2024. Shella was first reported in SSA data in 1909 and peaked in 1959 (42 births).

About the name Shella

PronunciationSHEH-luh /ˈʃɛlə/
CultureEnglish
42peak births 1959
1909first in SSA data

Names similar to Shella

How popular is Shella?

Girls named Shella
19091920194019601980200020202024
Girls named Shella per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1909–2024 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2024) 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

Shella total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202466#15,020
201066#16,676
200166#15,060
200055#17,201
199955#16,524
199888#10,986
19978—#10,672
19955—#15,392
199411—#8,054
199210—#8,653
199114—#6,540
19908—#10,037
19896—#12,124
19888—#9,100
198715—#5,275
198613—#5,715
198511—#6,395
19848—#8,031
19839—#7,192
198211—#6,301
198122—#3,717
198013—#5,492
197916—#4,594
197814—#4,890
197718—#4,038
197617—#3,932
197523—#3,142
197415—#4,195
197320—#3,318
197227—#2,661
197132—#2,416
197023—#3,010
196927—#2,570
196831—#2,198
196729—#2,265
196623—#2,567
196529—#2,237
196434—#2,067
196334—#2,053
196233—#2,070
196125—#2,466
196038—#1,850
195942—#1,715
195828—#2,156
195723—#2,408
195633—#1,890
195513—#3,356
195423—#2,286
195318—#2,580
195219—#2,492
195121—#2,239
195021—#2,178
194911—#3,370
194811—#3,319
194713—#3,045
19466—#4,896
194413—#2,610
19439—#3,456
19427—#4,071
194011—#2,707
193913—#2,397
19389—#3,153
19366—#4,108
19345—#4,872
19325—#4,998
19305—#5,158
19295—#5,188
19275—#5,511
19248—#3,956
19235—#5,606
19215—#5,755
19186—#4,743
19168—#3,508
19096—#2,187