Sheila: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “blind”
- Origin
- Irish
- Say it
- SHEE-luh · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Anglicized form of Irish Síle, the Irish equivalent of Cecilia. The underlying Latin name Caecilia means 'blind'.
How popular is Sheila?
Babies named Sheila in 202497
2024 rank#2,009 girls
Peak year1963
Total US babies since 1880239,354
Sheila is steady now but far below its 1963 peak.
Names like Sheila
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Shaylamodern coinage; possibly from Sheila or Shay · American (modern coinage)
- Shylauncertain; possibly from Sheila or Shiloh · Unknown
- Sheliablind · Irish
- Maeveshe who intoxicates · Irish
- Kennedyhelmeted head · Irish
- Sloaneraider · Irish
- Delaneydescendant of the challenger · Irish
- Reaganlittle king · Irish
Sheila questions
What does the name Sheila mean?
Sheila means "blind". It comes from Irish. Anglicized form of Irish Síle, the Irish equivalent of Cecilia. The underlying Latin name Caecilia means 'blind'.
Is Sheila a boy or girl name?
Sheila is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Sheila?
97 US babies were named Sheila in 2024. Its peak year was 1963.
How do you pronounce Sheila?
Sheila is usually pronounced SHEE-luh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.