Recorded 1980–2003 Girls' name Peak 1984 198 births

Sheanna — girls' name

198 babies named Sheanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s921990s872000s19

The verdict

198 girls have been named Sheanna since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2003.

198
total births
1980–2003
years on record
1980s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Sheanna was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

20 babies were named Sheanna in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 198 babies named Sheanna between 1980 and 2003, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheanna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheanna performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sheanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheanna 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 198 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.

Sheanna at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

198

Since 1980

24 years of records

Peak year

1984

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1980

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2003

Sheanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1980

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1984)
20
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
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Sheanna by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
92 births that decade — 46% of Sheanna's all-time total
1980s921990s872000s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheanna?
198 babies have been named Sheanna since 1980. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1984 with 20 births.
When was Sheanna most popular?
Sheanna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Sheanna been used?
Sheanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 24 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Sheanna?
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, 1980–2003 (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.