Sheldon
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Sheldon is an English place name meaning “steep valley,” though some books give “protected hill” or “town on the ledge.” Like Sidney and Milton, Sheldon was taken up by Jewish immigrants seeking English-sounding names, and it calls to mind Shel Silverstein.
Sources: Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Boys, The Everything Baby Names Book, Baby Names Made Easy, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
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Usage of Sheldon in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Sheldon against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Sheldon is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Sheldon in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 46 boys were named Sheldon, making it the #2765 boys' name in the US. Since 1881, 36,676 boys have been named Sheldon, with the most (608) in 1992. It is most common, relative to births, in Florida and California.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Canada (Quebec) | #463 boys | 9 | Retraite Québec (via Données Québec), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Sheldon
There are 34 towns and villages with Sheldon in their name, in 5 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 26🇬🇧 United Kingdom 4🇨🇦 Canada 2🇯🇲 Jamaica 1🇿🇦 South Africa 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Sheldon | Iowa, 🇺🇸 United States | 5,088 | Map |
| Sheldon | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,990 | Map |
| Sheldon | Illinois, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,024 | Map |
| Sheldon | Missouri, 🇺🇸 United States | 532 | Map |
| Sheldon | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | 224 | Map |
| Sheldon | North Dakota, 🇺🇸 United States | 124 | Map |
| East Sheldon | Vermont, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| North Sheldon | New York, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| North Sheldon | Vermont, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Port Sheldon | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Sheldon
There are 9 lakes and reservoirs with Sheldon in their name, in 2 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 5🇺🇸 United States 4
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| Sheldon Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Sheldon Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Sheldon Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Sheldon Lake | Yukon, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Sheldon Lake | Northwest Territories, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Sheldon Lake | Colorado, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Sheldon Pond | Massachusetts, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Sheldon Pond | Vermont, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Sheldon Reservoir | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Sheldon songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Sheldon in their title. The best known:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Sheldon
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Sheldon.
Sheldon Adelson
Fictional characters named Sheldon
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Sheldon as a pet name
FurryName has found 111 dogs named Sheldon in public pet registers, making it the #1,251 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Basel (2), Miranda (1), Corangamite Shire (1). Sheldon as a dog name →
FurryName has found 13 cats named Sheldon in public pet registers, making it the #604 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Vancouver (4), Fusagasugá (1), Corangamite Shire (1). Sheldon as a cat name →
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