Gender: Female
Sheila Ison Wellstone was born in Kentucky. Her family moved to Washington, DC, where as a teenager she met and fell in love with her future husband Paul Wellstone at the age of sixteen. She attended the University of Kentucky but dropped out at the age of nineteen to marry Paul, then a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After her husband finished his PhD in political science, he accepted an offer to teach at Carleton College in Northfield, MN, and the couple moved to Minnesota in 1969. The couple had three children, David, Mark, and Marcia. While in Minnesota, Wellstone worked as a librarian at Northfield High School. She left that position upon her husband's successful campaign to become a U.S. Senator in 1990. She became an advocate for human rights, the environment, and peace. Wellstone focused much of her work on domestic violence, assisting survivors and pursuing policies to support its prevention. She briefly considered running for Governor of Minnesota in the 2002 election, but ultimately chose not to.
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On the name Sheila Wellstone, Sheila means Slang Term for Woman, Blind One, Irish form of cecilia blind.
The name Sheila Wellstone is often used as a Female name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Sheila is commonly found in United States of America, United Kingdom, Spain, and 87 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Sheila is recorded 53,616 times globally, ranking it as the 1,233th most common name worldwide.
Sheila is most prevalent in United States of America, with 14,640 occurrences, making it the 399th most popular name in the country.
In Ireland, the name Sheila is found among 1 in every 45 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | #399 | 1 : 124 |
| United Kingdom | #228 | 1 : 59 |
| Spain | #311 | 1 : 114 |
| Brazil | #373 | 1 : 251 |
| South Africa | #776 | 1 : 849 |
| Ireland | #147 | 1 : 45 |
| Italy | #1,314 | 1 : 673 |
| Canada | #353 | 1 : 223 |
| Malaysia | #1,121 | 1 : 1,655 |
| Mexico | #1,242 | 1 : 781 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Sheila from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Sheila Ison Wellstone was born in Kentucky. Her family moved to Washington, DC, where as a teenager she met and fell in love with her future husband Paul Wellstone at the age of sixteen. She attended the University of Kentucky but dropped out at the age of nineteen to marry Paul, then a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After her husband finished his PhD in political science, he accepted an offer to teach at Carleton College in Northfield, MN, and the couple moved to Minnesota in 1969. The couple had three children, David, Mark, and Marcia. While in Minnesota, Wellstone worked as a librarian at Northfield High School. She left that position upon her husband's successful campaign to become a U.S. Senator in 1990. She became an advocate for human rights, the environment, and peace. Wellstone focused much of her work on domestic violence, assisting survivors and pursuing policies to support its prevention. She briefly considered running for Governor of Minnesota in the 2002 election, but ultimately chose not to.
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