Sheldon
2 countries#2765 in United States, 2025US
#2765
in United States, 2025
FR
#1561
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
37,645
Peak year (United States)
1992
Peak-year count
624
First recorded
1881
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Sheldon was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
37,172 births recorded 1881–2025 · currently #2765 · peaked in 1992 with 624 births
Most common in: New York, California, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
473 births recorded 1992–2022 · currently #1561 · peaked in 2013 with 39 births
Most common in: Nord, La Réunion, Gironde, Loire-Atlantique, Pas-de-Calais
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Sheldon’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #841 | — |
| 2007 | #955 | ↓114 |
| 2008 | #952 | ↑3 |
| 2009 | #1027 | ↓75 |
| 2010 | #984 | ↑43 |
| 2011 | #1066 | ↓82 |
| 2012 | #942 | ↑124 |
| 2013 | #1054 | ↓112 |
| 2014 | #1143 | ↓89 |
| 2015 | #1279 | ↓136 |
| 2016 | #1356 | ↓77 |
| 2017 | #1335 | ↑21 |
| 2018 | #1396 | ↓61 |
| 2019 | #1534 | ↓138 |
| 2020 | #1872 | ↓338 |
| 2021 | #2040 | ↓168 |
| 2022 | #2150 | ↓110 |
| 2023 | #2315 | ↓165 |
| 2024 | #1938 | ↑377 |
| 2025 | #2765 | ↓827 |
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