Sheela
Sheela is a Hindi Indian popular feminine given name, which means "character" and "good conduct".
Meaning & Origin of Sheela
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sheela is a Hindi Indian popular feminine given name, which means "character" and "good conduct".
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The Story of Sheela
Sheela first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1943, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1988, when 27 Sheelas were born — ranking #3,483 that year. As of 2026, Sheela ranks #16,416 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 679 Sheelas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sheela
Sheela is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1943 and has accumulated 679 births in the dataset. Sheela's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #3,483. Use the chart and map above to compare Sheela's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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