Recorded 1985–2015 Girls' name Peak 1988 35 births

Sheema — girls' name

35 babies named Sheema in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

35 girls have been named Sheema since 1985, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2015.

35
total births
1985–2015
years on record
1980s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Sheema was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

9 babies were named Sheema in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheema

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Sheema between 1985 and 2015, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheema currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheema performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sheema shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheema 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 35 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.

Sheema at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

35

Since 1985

31 years of records

Peak year

1988

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1985

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2015

Sheema popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1985

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1988)
9
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Sheema by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
22 births that decade — 63% of Sheema's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheema?
35 babies have been named Sheema since 1985. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1988 with 9 births.
When was Sheema most popular?
Sheema was most popular in the 1980s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Sheema been used?
Sheema has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 31 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Sheema?
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, 1985–2015 (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.