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Sheldon
OriginEnglish
Meaning"steep-sided valley"
GenderBoy
US Rank#944
Top 1000
NB Rank#2649
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About Sheldon
Variation of Shelley
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,145 | 166 | 86.4 |
| 2015 | #1,281 | 140 | 73 |
| 2016 | #1,364 | 131 | 69 |
| 2017 | #1,339 | 134 | 72.4 |
| 2018 | #1,398 | 126 | 69.4 |
| 2019 | #1,541 | 110 | 61.3 |
| 2020 | #1,890 | 79 | 45.8 |
| 2021 | #2,053 | 72 | 41.2 |
| 2022 | #2,163 | 68 | 38.9 |
| 2023 | #2,359 | 59 | 34.5 |
| 2024 | #1,961 | 80 | 46.4 |
| 2025 | #2,788 | 46 | 26.9 |
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