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♀ Shelia
What does Shelia mean?
Shelia 
▼ as a name for girls means "blind". Shelia is a variant form of Sheila (Irish, Gaelic): respelling of Sile.
Variations
VARIANTS Shyla, Shilea, Shilah, Shila, Shiela, Sheyla▼, Shella, Shelagh, Shela, Sheilya, Sheilia, Sheilah, Sheilagh, Sheelah, Sheelagh, Sheela, Shaylla, Shaylah, Shaylagh, Shayla▼
OTHER FORMS VIA SHEILA Seila, Selia, Shilla
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Shelia Janiah (S.J.), ..
How popular is Shelia?
Shelia is a very prominent first name for women (#374 out of 4276, Top 9%) but an unusual surname for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Shelia was first listed in 1930-1939 and reached its peak position of #189 in the U.S. during the years 1960-1969, but is not ranked currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Shayla (#1118 A YEAR AGO), Sheila, Sheilah, Shela, Sheyla, Shiela and Shyla (#1837) are the prominent varying forms of Shelia. These relations of Shelia were favored in the 1960s (MEDIAN #1370) and have become significantly less common since (#1869, 96% LESS USAGE), with versions like Shayla becoming less trendy.
Similar Names
Shelia▼ is pronounced similarly to Chalia, Chella, Chelli, Chellie, Shaela, Shaelee, Shaila▼, Shaili, Shalaya, Shalee, Shalia, Shellee, Shelley▼, Shelli▼, Shellie▼, Shelly▼, Shilo, Shiloh▲, Shula, Shylah, Shylo and Shyloh. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Abelia, Adelia▼, Amelia▲, Celia▼, Chela, Chelisa, Chelsa, Chelsia, Deelia, Keelia, Lelia▼, Mahelia, Neelia, Ophelia▲, Orelia, Ovelia, Phemia, Salli, Sallie▼, Sarelia, Seelia, Seelie, Seeria, Sela, Selima, Selma▼, Shadia, Shalisa, Shalita, Shaliza, Shania▼, Sheba, Sheeba, Sheena▼, Sheera, Shelby▼, Shelisa, Shelom, Shena, Sheraa, Sheril, Sherisa, Sherita, Sheva, Silia, Siliya, Sillia, Silya, Stela, Suelo, Thelma▼, Uvelia and Zelia. These names tend to be less frequently used than Shelia.
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