Shelden Popularity by Year
Follow Shelden across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Shelden birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Boys | 5 | #12,156 | Down 1,439 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 6 | #10,717 | Up 53 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 6 | #10,770 | Down 2,003 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 8 | #8,767 | Down 1,176 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 10 | #7,591 | Up 2,273 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 7 | #9,864 | Up 1,173 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 6 | #11,037 | Down 2,122 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 8 | #8,915 | Down 2,821 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 13 | #6,094 | Up 540 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 11 | #6,634 | Down 821 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 13 | #5,813 | Down 778 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 15 | #5,035 | Up 1,053 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 11 | #6,088 | Up 847 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 9 | #6,935 | Down 2,546 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 17 | #4,389 | Up 3,485 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 7 | #7,874 | Down 4,025 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 18 | #3,849 | Up 602 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 14 | #4,451 | Up 427 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 5 | #13,724 | — |
| 1996 | Boys | 12 | #4,878 | Down 826 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 15 | #4,052 | Up 485 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 13 | #4,537 | Up 1,234 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 9 | #5,771 | Down 1,444 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 13 | #4,327 | Up 1,194 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 9 | #5,521 | Up 2,384 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 5 | #7,905 | Down 635 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 5 | #7,270 | Down 1,032 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 5 | #6,238 | Down 1,137 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 5 | #5,101 | — |