Girls' name · since 1968
Sheana
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 623 babies named Sheana, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,307 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 623
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sheana is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 623 have been recorded since 1968.
Sheana has 623 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2009.
- #10,307 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 623 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheana ranks #10,307 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 623 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,307 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 623
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sheana's 623 recorded births place it above 85.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Sheana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sheana's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 71, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sheana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2009
- Peak year (1985)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Sheana by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (370 births, 59% of the file).
1980s was Sheana's strongest decade.
370 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Sheana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 76
1970s
76 births
- 1980s
1980s
370 births
- 1990s 131
1990s
131 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 370 births (59% of all-time use).
How Sheana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sheana's total volume
Sheana by state
Where Sheana concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| 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% |
30 of 623 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Sheana's decade-level peak was the 1980s (370 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sheanas (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sheana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~41 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1968–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sheana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.