SHEILA is ranked as the 244th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 271,795.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 85.24 people named SHEILA for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named SHEILA is 210,512.
The SSA data also shows that SHEILA is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
SHEILA is
77.4% White,
4.6% Hispanic origin,
14.0% Black,
1.8% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.5% Two or More Races,
and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name SHEILA have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name SHEILA is included in the following name categories:
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SHEILA
The state with the most people named
SHEILA is
California where
28,144 people have this name.
District of Columbia is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named SHEILA, as
155.85 in every 100,000
Washingtonians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
District of Columbia is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Utah
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name SHEILA
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
7,765
60.28
99.4%
Indiana
4,467
67.72
99.0%
Iowa
3,442
110.79
99.2%
Kansas
1,603
55.21
97.7%
Michigan
10,001
100.92
99.7%
Minnesota
6,397
117.22
99.5%
Missouri
2,333
77.93
98.6%
Nebraska
1,051
55.87
97.0%
North Dakota
555
75.03
94.4%
Ohio
6,557
56.55
99.2%
South Dakota
646
75.66
94.8%
Wisconsin
5,348
92.89
99.3%
West States
State stats for the first name SHEILA
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
414
56.21
93.3%
Arizona
3,334
49.52
98.6%
California
28,144
72.53
99.8%
Colorado
2,850
53.21
98.7%
Hawaii
1,090
76.76
98.7%
Idaho
671
41.08
96.0%
Montana
549
53.65
94.9%
Nevada
1,623
57.18
98.1%
New Mexico
985
47.23
96.4%
Oregon
2,338
58.89
98.5%
Utah
1,151
39.12
97.3%
Washington
6,698
94.85
99.6%
Wyoming
364
62.26
93.7%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name SHEILA
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
4,041
112.35
99.2%
Maine
1,681
126.36
97.8%
Massachusetts
8,916
132.17
99.5%
New Hampshire
1,719
129.58
98.1%
New Jersey
6,828
76.39
99.4%
New York
19,541
98.96
99.8%
Pennsylvania
6,486
50.72
99.3%
Rhode Island
1,322
125.25
98.3%
Vermont
553
88.21
97.0%
South States
State stats for the first name SHEILA
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SHEILA as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named SHEILA.
The most popular full name is SHEILA Smith.
1.05% of all the people named SHEILA
have this family name.
There are 21948 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SHEILA