Gender
Origin
- English
- Town In The Valley
A farm in a deep valley.
Syllables
2
Themes
- Exotic
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Sheldon
Pronunciation
sh(el)-don
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1992 (rank #380, 608 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2765, 46 births)
- Girls: peak in 1994 (rank #4235, 24 births); most recent 2002 (rank #11102, 8 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | – |
| 2024 | 80 | – |
| 2023 | 59 | – |
| 2022 | 68 | – |
| 2021 | 72 | – |
| 2020 | 79 | – |
| 2019 | 110 | – |
| 2018 | 126 | – |
| 2017 | 134 | – |
| 2016 | 131 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #402, 52 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4209, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #2164, 7 births); most recent 2001 (rank #3989, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | – |
| 2024 | 3 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | – |
| 2022 | 9 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | – |
| 2018 | 10 | – |
| 2017 | 11 | – |
| 2016 | 14 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #976, 39 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1063, 34 births)
- Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #5329, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 34 | – |
| 2022 | 21 | – |
| 2021 | 24 | – |
| 2020 | 31 | – |
| 2019 | 36 | – |
| 2018 | 28 | – |
| 2017 | 30 | – |
| 2016 | 34 | – |
| 2015 | 30 | – |
| 2014 | 36 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1995 (rank #104, 43 births); most recent 2014 (rank #367, 10 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 10 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence