Meaning of the nameSheila
- Female
- English origin
- Shei-la
Sheila is a female name taken from English, an adaptation of the Irish Síle, which comes from Latin Caecilia, the same origin as Cecília.
Meaning
“Anglicized form of the Irish Síle, which goes back to Latin Caecilia (from caecus, 'blind')”
Source: Wiktionary: Sheila (Portuguese) · Behind the Name: Cecilia
- People (2022)
- 79,225
- Rank in Brazil
- #389
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 86,149
- people
Sheila in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Sheila, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (28,009 people).
78,925 women 300 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Sheila is most common
States with the highest share of people named Sheila in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.071%
- Distrito Federal 0.051%
- São Paulo 0.047%
- Minas Gerais 0.043%
- Espírito Santo 0.043%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 20,690 | 0.047% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 11,382 | 0.071% |
| Minas Gerais | 8,922 | 0.043% |
| Bahia | 5,454 | 0.039% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 4,347 | 0.040% |
| Paraná | 3,682 | 0.032% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,889 | 0.038% |
| Pará | 2,790 | 0.034% |
| Pernambuco | 2,445 | 0.027% |
| Goiás | 2,385 | 0.034% |
| Ceará | 1,891 | 0.022% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,654 | 0.043% |
| Amazonas | 1,590 | 0.040% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,424 | 0.051% |
| Maranhão | 1,222 | 0.018% |
| Sergipe | 784 | 0.036% |
| Mato Grosso | 782 | 0.021% |
| Paraíba | 760 | 0.019% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 755 | 0.023% |
| Alagoas | 637 | 0.020% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 625 | 0.023% |
| Piauí | 610 | 0.019% |
| Rondônia | 490 | 0.031% |
| Tocantins | 310 | 0.021% |
| Amapá | 288 | 0.039% |
| Acre | 218 | 0.026% |
| Roraima | 199 | 0.031% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Sheila
Sheila is an English adaptation of the Irish name Síle, which comes from Anglo-Norman Cecile and Latin Caecilia. Caecilia is the feminine form of the Roman name Caecilius, derived from Latin caecus, 'blind'. In Portuguese, Sheila is an unadapted borrowing from English and forms a doublet with Cecília. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 79,225 people named Sheila, a name almost always female, with a median age of 40. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro, and the variant Sheyla writes with Y the diphthong that Sheila writes with I.
This is the most common spelling in the group and the one used in English and anglicized Irish.
Other spellings of Sheila
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Sheila | 79,225 |
| Sheyla | 6,266 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Sheila (Portuguese) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Síle · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Sheila · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Cecilia · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Cecília (Portuguese) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Sheila
What does the name Sheila mean?
Sheila means “Anglicized form of the Irish Síle, which goes back to Latin Caecilia (from caecus, 'blind')”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Sheila in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 79,225 people with the first name Sheila, which ranks it number 389 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Sheila a boy's or a girl's name?
Sheila is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 78,925 women and 300 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Sheila?
Sheila is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Sheila most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.071% of the state's population is named Sheila (11,382 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Sheila?
Sheyla. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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