Sheila - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Sheila \she(i)-la\ is pronounced SHEE-lah. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "blind". Variant of Sile, an Irish form of the Latin-derived Celia. In Australian slang, "Sheila" is a woman. Sheela is a Hindi name meaning "gentle".

Sheila has 26 variant forms: Seila, Selia, Shayla, Shaylah, Shaylagh, Shaylah, Shaylla, Sheela, Sheelagh, Sheelah, Sheilagh, Sheilah, Sheileen, Sheilia, Sheilya, Shela, Shelagh, Shelia, Shella, Sheyla, Shiela, Shila, Shilah, Shilea, Shilla and Shyla.

For more information, see also related names Sheiletta and Cecilia.

Baby names that sound like Sheila are Shaila, Chela, Shelly, Shell, Shaili, Shaela, Shelle, Chella, Shelli, Shilo and Shula.

Sheila is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Sheila. Click here to compare Sheila with related baby names.