Over the past 110 years, 235 071 girls and 23 boys have been named Sheila. The name Sheila ranks 154th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Sheila in 1911. The peak of popularity of the name Sheila came in the 1950s and 1960s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.