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Girl name

Sheletha

100% girls · last recorded 1989

Sheletha has been given to about 128 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1974, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Living in the US≈ 121
Median age today52 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sheletha per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1974 · 11
  • Born in 20250
  • All time128

How popular is Sheletha?

Its best year was 1974, when 11 babies were given the name, ranking 5290th. The typical living American called Sheletha is about 52 years old today.

Names that sound like Sheletha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Letha0.67
  2. Selena0.66
  3. Aletha0.67
  4. Shelia0.61
  5. Sherita0.61
  6. Sheena0.59
  7. Bertha0.57
  8. Elisha0.57

Middle names for Sheletha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sheletha Rose0.85
  2. Sheletha Louise0.85
  3. Sheletha June0.84
  4. Sheletha Pearl0.84
  5. Sheletha Quinn0.84
  6. Sheletha Nell0.84

Sibling names for Sheletha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Amysister · 0.60
  2. Larasister · 0.60
  3. Angelasister · 0.59
  4. Jasonbrother · 0.56
  5. Brianbrother · 0.55
  6. Damonbrother · 0.53

Where Sheletha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Sheletha White0.80
    2. Sheletha Reyes0.80
    3. Sheletha Nguyen0.80
    4. Sheletha Moore0.80
    5. Sheletha Lee0.80
    6. Sheletha Hill0.80

    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 Sheletha

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

    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.