Pronunciation
Shee-la
Meaning
Blind (from Cecilia)
Alternate spellings
Sheila; Cecilia
Fun fact
Síle is the Irish form of Cecilia. If you know a Sheila, this is the Irish spelling of her name!
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Síle, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
2025 ranking#608Among girl names
Babies named in 20255With this spelling
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #608 |
| 2024 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2023 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2022 | 6 | #559 |
| 2021 | 6 | #586 |
| 2020 | 3 | #834 |
| 2019 | 3 | #871 |
| 2018 | 7 | #512 |
| 2017 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2016 | 5 | #661 |
| 2015 | 4 | #751 |
| 2014 | 3 | #876 |
| 2013 | 3 | #894 |
| 2012 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2011 | 5 | #695 |
| 2010 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2009 | 5 | #641 |
| 2008 | 5 | #665 |
| 2007 | 3 | #842 |
| 2006 | 4 | #635 |
| 2005 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2004 | 5 | #511 |
| 2003 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2002 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2001 | 8 | #335 |
| 2000 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1999 | 6 | #355 |
| 1998 | 3 | #498 |
| 1997 | 5 | #440 |
| 1996 | 3 | #534 |
| 1995 | 11 | #283 |
| 1994 | 6 | #374 |
| 1993 | 7 | #356 |
| 1992 | 6 | #391 |
| 1991 | 7 | #365 |
| 1990 | 10 | #303 |
| 1989 | 11 | #285 |
| 1988 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1987 | 13 | #272 |
| 1986 | 17 | #227 |
| 1985 | 9 | #325 |
| 1984 | 13 | #280 |
| 1983 | 16 | #257 |
| 1982 | 14 | #280 |
| 1981 | 31 | #195 |
| 1980 | 24 | #216 |
| 1979 | 18 | #243 |
| 1978 | 14 | #266 |
| 1977 | 11 | #296 |
| 1976 | 9 | #312 |
| 1975 | 3 | #503 |
| 1974 | 10 | #293 |
| 1973 | 7 | #349 |
| 1972 | 5 | #389 |
| 1971 | 4 | #417 |
| 1970 | 4 | #396 |
| 1969 | 7 | #303 |
| 1968 | 8 | #270 |
| 1967 | 4 | #354 |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | 5 | #297 |
| 1964 | 3 | #372 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.
