First Name SHELDON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SHELDON is ranked as the 1075th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 31,129.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 9.76 people named SHELDON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a first name 55% 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 SHELDON is 26,569.
  • The SSA data also shows that SHELDON is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.

First Names SHELDON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 31,129 +/-2.0%
  • National Rank 1,075
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 9.8

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 26,569
  • National Rank 1,209
  • Percentile Rank 98.69%
  • Proportion/100k 8.33

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SHELDON is 81.0% White, 2.4% Hispanic origin, 11.9% Black, 2.5% 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 SHELDON have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name SHELDON is included in the following name categories:
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Masculine given name
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name SHELDON

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 81.0% 63.9% 17.1%
Hispanic origin 2.4% 16.3% -13.9%
Black 11.9% 12.3% -0.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.5% 4.9% -2.4%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SHELDON is California where 4,141 people have this name.
  • Hawaii is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SHELDON, as 28.42 in every 100,000 Hawaiians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Hawaii 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 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Nebraska (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names SHELDON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 983 7.63 97.8% Indiana 407 6.16 96.0% Iowa 192 6.17 95.4% Kansas 197 6.78 92.4% Michigan 942 9.51 98.7% Minnesota 1,050 19.24 98.4% Missouri 93 3.11 90.7% Nebraska 33 1.75 79.9% North Dakota 88 11.96 84.1% Ohio 560 4.83 96.8% South Dakota 80 9.33 82.7% Wisconsin 582 10.11 97.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SHELDON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 983 7.63 97.8%
Indiana 407 6.16 96.0%
Iowa 192 6.17 95.4%
Kansas 197 6.78 92.4%
Michigan 942 9.51 98.7%
Minnesota 1,050 19.24 98.4%
Missouri 93 3.11 90.7%
Nebraska 33 1.75 79.9%
North Dakota 88 11.96 84.1%
Ohio 560 4.83 96.8%
South Dakota 80 9.33 82.7%
Wisconsin 582 10.11 97.6%
West State Statistics First-Names SHELDON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 32 4.32 68.6% Arizona 575 8.55 95.8% California 4,141 10.67 99.1% Colorado 311 5.8 94.8% Hawaii 403 28.42 97.0% Idaho 133 8.12 89.5% Montana 63 6.13 82.8% Nevada 275 9.69 94.2% New Mexico 128 6.14 88.3% Oregon 241 6.07 93.7% Utah 331 11.26 94.0% Washington 612 8.66 97.7% Wyoming 75 12.77 83.0%

West States
State stats for the first name SHELDON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 32 4.32 68.6%
Arizona 575 8.55 95.8%
California 4,141 10.67 99.1%
Colorado 311 5.8 94.8%
Hawaii 403 28.42 97.0%
Idaho 133 8.12 89.5%
Montana 63 6.13 82.8%
Nevada 275 9.69 94.2%
New Mexico 128 6.14 88.3%
Oregon 241 6.07 93.7%
Utah 331 11.26 94.0%
Washington 612 8.66 97.7%
Wyoming 75 12.77 83.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names SHELDON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 414 11.52 96.2% Maine 132 9.96 88.7% Massachusetts 718 10.64 96.8% New Hampshire 140 10.56 90.5% New Jersey 1,230 13.76 98.0% New York 3,802 19.25 99.3% Pennsylvania 1,004 7.85 97.9% Rhode Island 36 3.46 82.2% Vermont 74 11.89 89.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SHELDON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 414 11.52 96.2%
Maine 132 9.96 88.7%
Massachusetts 718 10.64 96.8%
New Hampshire 140 10.56 90.5%
New Jersey 1,230 13.76 98.0%
New York 3,802 19.25 99.3%
Pennsylvania 1,004 7.85 97.9%
Rhode Island 36 3.46 82.2%
Vermont 74 11.89 89.8%
South State Statistics First-Names SHELDON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 98 2.01 91.7% Arkansas 83 2.81 89.6% Delaware 53 5.7 92.2% Dist. of Columbia 102 15.47 93.5% Florida 3,454 17.36 99.3% Georgia 526 5.21 97.2% Kentucky 162 3.67 92.5% Louisiana 214 4.61 94.0% Maryland 572 9.57 97.6% Mississippi 93 3.11 90.7% North Carolina 769 7.73 98.2% Oklahoma 214 5.51 93.3% South Carolina 241 4.98 94.7% Tennessee 160 2.44 94.2% Texas 1,608 5.96 98.6% Virginia 458 5.5 96.7% West Virginia 91 4.91 86.0%

South States
State stats for the first name SHELDON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 98 2.01 91.7%
Arkansas 83 2.81 89.6%
Delaware 53 5.7 92.2%
Dist. of Columbia 102 15.47 93.5%
Florida 3,454 17.36 99.3%
Georgia 526 5.21 97.2%
Kentucky 162 3.67 92.5%
Louisiana 214 4.61 94.0%
Maryland 572 9.57 97.6%
Mississippi 93 3.11 90.7%
North Carolina 769 7.73 98.2%
Oklahoma 214 5.51 93.3%
South Carolina 241 4.98 94.7%
Tennessee 160 2.44 94.2%
Texas 1,608 5.96 98.6%
Virginia 458 5.5 96.7%
West Virginia 91 4.91 86.0%
 

Full Names with SHELDON as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SHELDON 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 SHELDON.

The most popular full name is SHELDON Smith. 1.15% of all the people named SHELDON have this family name.

There are 3895 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SHELDON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 SHELDON Smith 1.15%
2 SHELDON Johnson 0.98%
3 SHELDON Brown 0.75%
4 SHELDON Williams 0.57%
5 SHELDON Cohen 0.51%
6 SHELDON Miller 0.48%
7 SHELDON Anderson 0.43%
8 SHELDON Jones 0.39%
9 SHELDON Davis 0.36%
10 SHELDON Thomas 0.36%
11 SHELDON Schwartz 0.34%
12 SHELDON Green 0.31%
13 SHELDON Katz 0.30%
14 SHELDON Goldstein 0.28%
15 SHELDON Levine 0.28%
16 SHELDON Clark 0.27%
17 SHELDON Lee 0.27%
18 SHELDON Lewis 0.27%
19 SHELDON Olson 0.27%
20 SHELDON Weinstein 0.27%

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