Sheldon is a boy's name of English origin meaning “shelf and hill.” In 2024 it was given to 80 boys in the United States.
Sheldon belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “shelf and hill” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Sheldon first appears in Social Security records in 1881. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #247 in 1936, and in 2024 80 babies received the name — 36,626 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Sheldon means “shelf and hill” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Sheldon is a boy name. In 2024, 80 babies received the name in the US.
Sheldon comes from the English & American tradition.
Sheldon first appears in US records in 1881. Its best-ever ranking was #247 in 1936, and 80 babies were given the name in 2024.
Sheldon is pronounced /ˈʃɛldən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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