Sheila

Irish variation of Cecilia

"blind"

Sheila Origin and Meaning

The name Sheila is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "blind".

Sheila peaked in popularity from the 1930s to the 1960s (she reached Number 49 in 1965), along with Maureen and Colleen; parents today would probably go back to the original Cecilia or forward to Shea.

Sheila Rank in US Top 1000

# 992 in the US

Popularity of the name Sheila

• 1504 Nameberry 2024
• 953 Unique 2023

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Famous People Named Sheila

• Sheila E. (Escovedo) American drummer and singer
• Sheila Jackson Lee U.S. Congresswoman from Texas
• Sheila Mary Florance Australian actress
• (Margaret) Sheila Mackellar Chisholm Australian socialite
• Sheila Simon American politician
• Sheila Dikshit Indian politician
• Sheila Cameron Hancock English actress and author
• Sheila (born Annie Chancel) French pop singer
• Sheila Savithri Elizabeth Chandra British pop singer
• Sheila Steafel South African,British actress
• Sheila Scribner American singer
• Sheila White English actress
• Sheila Ryan (born Katherine Elizabeth McLaughlin) American actress
• Karen Sheila Gillan Scottish actress

The name Sheila in Pop Culture

• Sheila Franklin character in musical "Hair"
• Sheila Bennett character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries," grandmother of Bonnie Bennett
• Sheila Bryant character from "A Chorus Line"
• Sheila Jackson character on TV's "Shameless"
• Sheila kangaroo in video game "Spyro the Dragon"
• Sheila Take a Bow song by The Smiths
• Sheila character in movie "What's Your Number"
• "Sheila" song by Jamie T
• "Sheila" song by Tommy Roe
• Shelagh (pronounced Sheila) Turner aka Sister Bernadette character on TV's "Call the Midwife"
• Sheila Broflovski Kyle's mom on TV's "South Park"
• Sheila lead character in "Santa Clarita Diet"

International Variations of the name Sheila

• Sile Irish Gaelic