US rank #10146 Boys' name Peak 2014 535 births

Sheamus — #10146 US boys' name

535 babies named Sheamus in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s191990s542000s1512010s2532020s58
#10146
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 29% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Sheamus was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

36 babies were named Sheamus in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheamus

The Social Security Administration has registered 535 babies named Sheamus between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sheamus currently holds the #10146 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheamus performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 253 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sheamus shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Sheamus in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheamus in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 535 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sheamus at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

535

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

2014

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,146

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sheamus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
36
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
010203040 20242019201420092004199919941981 5

Sheamus by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
253 births that decade — 47% of Sheamus's all-time total
1980s191990s542000s1512010s2532020s58

Sheamus by state

Where Sheamus concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Sheamus
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 2.1%
#2 Massachusetts
5 0.9%
#3 Pennsylvania
5 0.9%
California share of Sheamus's total US births 2.1%
Even split

11 of 535 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheamus?
535 babies have been named Sheamus since 1981. It currently ranks #10146 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 36 births.
When was Sheamus most popular?
Sheamus was most popular in the 2010s decade with 253 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Sheamus most popular?
The top states for the name Sheamus are California (11 births), Massachusetts (5 births), Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Sheamus been used?
Sheamus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sheamus?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sherman, Sheldon, Shelby, Shelton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.