Sheilah
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning a variant of sheila, meaning fairy woman or goddess.
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among names in use
US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Sheilah by the numbers
Its American peak was 198 babies in 1955, making it a 1950s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sheilah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Sheilablind; a form of Síle104 in the US (2017)
- Shilah13 in the US (2017)
- Shilohthe one to whom it belongs; place name788 in the US (2017)
- Selahpause or rock; biblical term of uncertain significance693 in the US (2017)
- Shailamountain or rock50 in the US (2017)
- Sheikhleader, elder, chief36 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Sheilah
Names that are said the same way as Sheilah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Sheyla74 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Sheilah, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
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