Trend of the Popularity of Sheldon as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 80 male babies that were named Sheldon in the US, which was 0.01% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Sheldon peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1992 with a count of 608 babies, which was 0.03% of the total male babies born in the US in 1992.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Sheldon, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Sheldon.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Sheldon in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Sheldon in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Sheldon from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Sheldon as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	321	0.02
1981	323	0.02
1982	274	0.02
1983	294	0.02
1984	305	0.02
1985	326	0.02
1986	352	0.02
1987	367	0.02
1988	387	0.02
1989	391	0.02
1990	501	0.02
1991	547	0.03
1992	608	0.03
1993	490	0.03
1994	520	0.03
1995	493	0.03
1996	460	0.02
1997	454	0.02
1998	401	0.02
1999	363	0.02
2000	301	0.02
2001	329	0.02
2002	265	0.01
2003	230	0.01
2004	239	0.01
2005	257	0.01
2006	241	0.01
2007	206	0.01
2008	211	0.01
2009	189	0.01
2010	200	0.01
2011	176	0.01
2012	216	0.01
2013	179	0.01
2014	166	0.01
2015	140	0.01
2016	131	0.01
2017	134	0.01
2018	126	0.01
2019	110	0.01
2020	79	0.01
2021	72	0.00
2022	68	0.00
2023	59	0.00
2024	80	0.01