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Girl name

Sheala

100% girls · last recorded 2012

Sheala has been given to about 279 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1998, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 274
Median age today29 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sheala per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1998 · 16
  • Born in 20250
  • All time279

How popular is Sheala?

Its best year was 1998, when 16 babies were given the name, ranking 6327th. The typical living American called Sheala is about 29 years old today.

Names that sound like Sheala

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sheila0.82
  2. Sheyla0.82
  3. Stella0.70
  4. Shayla0.70
  5. Sharla0.70
  6. Zella0.67
  7. Shelia0.64
  8. Shyla0.65

Middle names for Sheala

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sheala Josephine0.84
  2. Sheala Rose0.83
  3. Sheala Louise0.83
  4. Sheala June0.82
  5. Sheala Pearl0.82
  6. Sheala Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Sheala

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alvarobrother · 0.69
  2. Nathanaelbrother · 0.67
  3. Aracelisister · 0.67
  4. Kianasister · 0.67
  5. Karinasister · 0.67
  6. Gustavobrother · 0.66

Where Sheala is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Sheala White0.78
    2. Sheala Reyes0.78
    3. Sheala Nguyen0.78
    4. Sheala Moore0.78
    5. Sheala Lee0.78
    6. Sheala Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Sheala

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.