Over the past 110 years, 44 846 girls have been named Shelia. The name Shelia ranks 561th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Shelia in 1936. The peak of popularity of the name Shelia 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.