Shelden
- Gender
- Boy
Shelden is a boys' name, meaning “shelf”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shelden mean?
Spelling of Sheldon
“shelf”
A male given name transferred from the surname.
Meaning borrowed from Sheldon. From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Shelden a girl's or a boy's name?
Shelden is a boys' name.
How popular is Shelden in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the boys named Shelden in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shelden in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,046 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,319 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
Names like Shelden
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brayden Aiden Kayden Hayden Keegan Jayden Jaylen Braden Logan Camden Owen Braylen
Names related to Shelden
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shelden: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shelden, updated 20 October 2026.