Recorded 1968–2009 Girls' name Peak 1985 623 births

Sheana — girls' name

623 babies named Sheana in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

623 girls have been named Sheana since 1968, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2009.

623
total births
1968–2009
years on record
1980s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Sheana was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

71 babies were named Sheana in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheana

The Social Security Administration has registered 623 babies named Sheana between 1968 and 2009, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 71 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheana performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 370 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sheana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Sheana in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheana 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 623 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.

Sheana at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

623

Since 1968

42 years of records

Peak year

1985

71 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1968

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2009

Sheana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1968

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1985)
71
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Sheana by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
370 births that decade — 59% of Sheana's all-time total
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Sheana by state

Where Sheana concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Sheana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
30 4.8%
#2 California
13 2.1%
#3 Florida
6 1.0%
#4 Massachusetts
5 0.8%
New York share of Sheana's total US births 4.8%
Even split

30 of 623 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheana?
623 babies have been named Sheana since 1968. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1985 with 71 births.
When was Sheana most popular?
Sheana was most popular in the 1980s decade with 370 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Sheana most popular?
The top states for the name Sheana are New York (30 births), California (13 births), Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Sheana been used?
Sheana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 42 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Sheana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sheila, Sherry, Shelby, Shelly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1968–2009 (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.