Gender: Boy
Meaning: World ruler, brown chief
Origin: Irish/Celtic
Popularity: Ranked #1950 in 2024 with 80 babies born.
History: Sheldon is a name with Irish/Celtic roots, containing the element 'don' meaning world ruler, brown chief.
Similar names: shelton, sedona
Name length: 7 letters
How common is Sheldon? About 1 in 41,606 babies born in 2024 were named Sheldon, or roughly 0.2 per day in the United States.
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