Sheily
Girl name · #4941 in 2025 · Uniqueness 72/100
Sheily is currently the #4941 girl name in the United States — 27 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #5833, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 66,667 girls born in 2025 was named Sheily.
The 30-year story
Sheily first appears in the Social Security records in 1995, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 43 babies and a rank of #3585. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Sheily per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Sheily in class?
Sheily scores 72 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Sheily will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Sheily is most common
State-level data for Sheily is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Sheily
Statistically, parents drawn to Sheily tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Sicily, Heily, Ariely, Danely, and Maily.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Sheily | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #4878 |
| 2024 | 36 | #4039 |
| 2023 | 43 | #3585 |
| 2022 | 29 | #4671 |
| 2021 | 18 | #6414 |
| 2020 | 22 | #5487 |
| 2019 | 17 | #6698 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8617 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6044 |
| 2016 | 17 | #6901 |
| 2015 | 22 | #5833 |
| 2014 | 31 | #4544 |
| 2013 | 22 | #5834 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7804 |
| 2011 | 25 | #5358 |
| 2010 | 29 | #4860 |
| 2009 | 24 | #5709 |
| 2008 | 31 | #4761 |
| 2007 | 29 | #4944 |
| 2006 | 36 | #4073 |
| 2005 | 25 | #5113 |
| 2004 | 24 | #5208 |
| 2003 | 20 | #5795 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5897 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5570 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Sheily a popular girl name?
Sheily ranked #4941 among girls in 2025 with 27 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5833.
When was the name Sheily most popular?
Sheily peaked in 2023, when 43 American girls received the name (ranked #3585 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Sheily?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 66,667 newborn American girls was named Sheily. It scores 72/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.