Masculine dossier · first seen 1881

Sheldon

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Sheldon
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1992

Peak era

1992

Peak rank proxy

608

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1881Peak 19922024

Peak year

1992

Decline from peak

86.8%

2024

All-time

36,626

Sheldon is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1992, when 608 boys were named Sheldon.

In 2024, only 80 boys were given the name.

Down 86.8% from its peak.

All told, about 36,626 Americans have been named Sheldon and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1881.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1992

1992608 boys named Sheldon

202480 boys named Sheldon

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