Infographic of Sheldon name meaning, which is “(The dweller on) the hill by the rock,” from the Anglo-Saxon scylf (a rocky shelf) and dun (a hill).
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Sheldon Name Popularity

How popular is the name Sheldon? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 0 0%
1911 — 6 0.0016%
1912 — 28 0.0056%
1913 — 30 0.0053%
1914 — 46 0.0066%
1915 — 61 0.0067%
1916 — 88 0.0091%
1917 — 88 0.0088%
1918 — 118 0.011%
1919 — 157 0.015%
1920 — 138 0.0124%
1921 — 178 0.0155%
1922 — 194 0.0174%
1923 — 196 0.0175%
1924 — 257 0.0221%
1925 — 270 0.0239%
1926 — 299 0.0272%
1927 — 329 0.0297%
1928 — 357 0.0334%
1929 — 364 0.0351%
1930 — 354 0.0339%
1931 — 359 0.0364%
1932 — 383 0.0388%
1933 — 399 0.0428%
1934 — 424 0.0439%
1935 — 420 0.0432%
1936 — 406 0.0421%
1937 — 385 0.0391%
1938 — 383 0.0374%
1939 — 318 0.0313%
1940 — 321 0.0302%
1941 — 366 0.0325%
1942 — 381 0.0302%
1943 — 404 0.0309%
1944 — 326 0.0263%
1945 — 326 0.0267%
1946 — 344 0.0233%
1947 — 373 0.0223%
1948 — 348 0.0218%
1949 — 329 0.0205%
1950 — 342 0.0212%
1951 — 270 0.0159%
1952 — 330 0.0189%
1953 — 265 0.015%
1954 — 360 0.0197%
1955 — 305 0.0166%
1956 — 363 0.0192%
1957 — 381 0.0198%
1958 — 353 0.0187%
1959 — 322 0.0169%
1960 — 348 0.0184%
1961 — 361 0.0191%
1962 — 394 0.0215%
1963 — 351 0.0196%
1964 — 367 0.0208%
1965 — 354 0.0216%
1966 — 344 0.022%
1967 — 332 0.0219%
1968 — 348 0.0232%
1969 — 353 0.0229%
1970 — 360 0.0226%
1971 — 335 0.0223%
1972 — 251 0.0184%
1973 — 299 0.0231%
1974 — 319 0.0245%
1975 — 326 0.0254%
1976 — 331 0.0257%
1977 — 274 0.0203%
1978 — 274 0.0204%
1979 — 271 0.0192%
1980 — 266 0.0182%
1981 — 274 0.0186%
1982 — 216 0.0145%
1983 — 252 0.0171%
1984 — 256 0.0172%
1985 — 266 0.0175%
1986 — 307 0.0203%
1987 — 321 0.021%
1988 — 332 0.0213%
1989 — 362 0.0224%
1990 — 463 0.0279%
1991 — 509 0.0312%
1992 — 585 0.0367%
1993 — 450 0.0289%
1994 — 479 0.0312%
1995 — 464 0.0308%
1996 — 427 0.0285%
1997 — 418 0.0283%
1998 — 354 0.0237%
1999 — 313 0.0209%
2000 — 253 0.0166%
2001 — 264 0.0175%
2002 — 207 0.0138%
2003 — 168 0.011%
2004 — 174 0.0114%
2005 — 200 0.0131%
2006 — 192 0.0123%
2007 — 138 0.0087%
2008 — 153 0.0099%
2009 — 125 0.0084%
2010 — 137 0.0095%
2011 — 126 0.0088%
2012 — 137 0.0096%
2013 — 115 0.0081%
2014 — 124 0.0085%
2015 — 86 0.0059%
2016 — 71 0.0049%
2017 — 78 0.0056%
2018 — 74 0.0054%
2019 — 47 0.0035%
2020 — 40 0.0031%
2021 — 24 0.002%
2022 — 31 0.0023%
2023 — 17 0.0013%

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Shelden

Willow valley; steep valley

English

Sheldin

Steep valley

English


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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Chelton

Farm near the well

English

Chilton

Farm near the well

English


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2 Comments

  1. We decided not to find out the sex of the baby while I was pregnant. I knew what I wanted to name our baby if it was a girl, but I was having a hard time with boy names. I read about baby naming ceremonies in The Mindful Mom To Be, which was one of my favorite books that I read during my pregnancy. Some people believe that the baby chooses its parents on a soul level and the souls have names. I decided to try it. One night while I was lying in bed and relaxed I asked my baby what its name was. The name Sheldon came to me. This was not a name that we had even considered. My husband wasn’t totally on board at first, but I wanted to honor it because I asked and got an answer. I also had a dream the night before I went into labor that I had a boy. I woke up in labor on 7/13 and on 7/14 Sheldon was born!

    • Congratulations! Beautiful story ?


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