| Origin: | From a Latin word for blind | Tools: Add to favorites Generate:
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| Name info: About the name Sheila in particular | | Gender: | female |
| Languages of use: | English, Irish |
| US 2021 rank: | not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below |
| Similarly written: | Sheyla, Shila, Hekla, Hella, Keila, Leila, Saila, Seela, Sela, Shaima Details |
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| Group info: About Cecil/Cecilia, the group of names with the same origin as Sheila | | Language of origin: | Latin |
| Info about origin, female: | female form of the Roman family name Caecilius which might be of unknown Etruscan origin |
| | normally seen as deriving from Latin caecus (blind) |
| | known from Saint Cecilia, a martyr (3rd century AD) |
| Words: | caecus = blind Latin |
| Topics: | Roman family name |
| Variants' top ranks: | 1:Cecilie Denmark 1997, 2:Silje Norway 1998, 4:Cecília Brazil 2023, 6:Sheila England+Wales 1934, 9:Sesili Georgia 2018, 23:Cecilia Sweden 2014, 34:Cecil England+Wales 1904, 36:Sille Denmark 2001, 39:Silja Finland/Finnish 2007, 41:Silke Denmark 2010 |
| Somehow related to: | Ceciliano |
| Old/original forms: | Caecilia Latin, Caecilius Latin |
| Name variants: | Cäcilia, Cäcilie, Cecelia, Cécile, Cecilia, Cecília, Cecilie, Cecily, Cylia, Sesili, Shayla, Sheila, Shelia, Sheyla, Shyla, Sile, Silja, Silje, Silka, Silke, Sille, Sissy, Sylke, Cecil, Cecilio, Cecilius, Silko Sortable list Details |
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| Popularity: Popularity lists that contain the name Sheila | | Series | Graph | Rankings |
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| England+Wales decades | Graph | 1964 99, 1954 34, 1944 21, 1934 6, 1924 43 |
| Spain | Graph | 2009 89, 2008 80, 2007 72, 2006 88 |
| Spain/Madrid | Graph | 2005 94, 2004 96, 2003 95, 2001 77, 2000 73, 1999 75, 1998 87 |
| Switzerland | | 1997 261 |
| USA decades | Graph | 1990-1999 526, 1980-1989 240, 1970-1979 119, 1960-1969 59 |
| USA yearly | Graph | 2007 986, 2006 941, 2004 802, 2003 814, 2002 723, 2001 658, 2000 688, 1999 653, 1998 662, 1997 698, 1996 605, 1995 583, 1994 563, 1993 464 |
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