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Its wave through time Most used in the 1970s
In the United States 0 20 40 60 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Girls 1978 Boys 1979 per million babies of that sex 2,603 babies given this name since 1970 At its height in 1978, about 1 in 17,200 girls 43 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Sheila Girl An anglicized form of Irish Síle, the Irish form of Cecilia, from the Roman family name Caecilius. Modern · peak 1963 · forgotten Chloe Girl Greek Chloē, 'young green shoot', an epithet of the goddess Demeter. Biblical · peak 2010 Shelby Girl From an English surname, probably from a place name with Old Norse -bý 'farmstead'; the first element is uncertain. Modern · peak 1991 Chelsea Girl From the London district of Chelsea, Old English cealc-hȳð 'chalk landing place'. Modern · peak 1992 Shelly Girl A spelling of Shelley, from an English surname and place name (Old English scylf 'ledge' + leah 'clearing'). Modern · peak 1966 · forgotten Shelley Girl From an English surname and place name, Old English scylf 'shelf, ledge' + leah 'clearing'. Modern · peak 1972 · forgotten Shelia Girl A spelling of Sheila, an anglicized form of Irish Síle, the Irish form of Cecilia. Modern · peak 1962 · forgotten Chelsey Girl A spelling of Chelsea, the London district name, Old English 'chalk landing place'. Modern · peak 1992 Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.