Girls' name · since 1985
Sheema
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 35 babies named Sheema, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,289 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 35
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sheema is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 35 have been recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheema has been recorded 35 times among girls since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2015.
- #39,289 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 35 born since 1985
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheema ranks #39,289 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 1985, peaking in the 1980s.
- #39,289 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 35
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sheema's 35 recorded births place it above 45.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sheema's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sheema splits its recorded history at 1988: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sheema popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2015
- Peak year (1988)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Sheema by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (22 births, 63% of the file).
1980s was Sheema's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Sheema births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 22 births (63% of all-time use).
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- Sheema's decade-level peak was the 1980s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sheema: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~30 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, 1985–2015 (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 Sheema 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.