How Many People Are Named Sheldon?
people named Sheldon are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 14,120 people in the US has this name
Based on 37,172 babies named Sheldon in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
624 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "valley with steep sides" in Old English. Sheldon is the name of several locations in England.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Sheldon, 1.9% were girls and 98.1% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Sheldon alive today is about 46 years old, and 46% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 29 and 62 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Sheldon first appears in the records in 1881 and was given most often in 1992, to 624 babies. In 2025, 46 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Sheldon has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #247, in 1936. In 2025 it ranked #2,787.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,787 |
| Best rank | #247 (1936) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #460 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Sheldon alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Sheldon were born in New York than in any other state: about 2,769 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Sheldon was given 5 times as often in Hawaii, 2.7 times in Utah and 2.5 times in New York.
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