Sheldon is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Sheldon means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Sheldon across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Sheldon has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Sheldon is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “steep valley or flat-topped hill”. From an English place name and surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 37,172 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 625 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Sheldon per year, United States (1881 to 2025). United States peaked in 1992 (624/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1996 (58/yr).
Sheldon has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1992, when it ranked #787 nationally (given to 624 babies that year).
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