Girls' name · since 1943
Sheena
Since 1943, U.S. Social Security records show 22,380 babies named Sheena, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #985 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,956 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,380
- born since 1943
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sheena currently ranks #7956 among girls' names in America, with 22,380 babies recorded since 1943.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheena has been recorded 22,380 times among girls since 1943, currently ranked #7956 nationally and more common than 54% of girls, 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 1943 to 2025.
- #985 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,956 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 22,380 born since 1943
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheena ranks #985 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,956 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 22,380 born since 1943, peaking in the 1980s.
- #985 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,956 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,380
- born since 1943
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sheena's 22,380 recorded births place it above 98.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sheena compares
22,380 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sheena's all-time total is 60x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sheena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 22,380 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,597 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sheena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sheena's full recorded timeline at 1984, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 3,597 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sheena popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2025
- Peak year (1984)
- 3,597
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Sheena popularity over time - boys
67 total births recorded since 1982 (Sheena as boys' name)
Sheena by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (16,403 births, 73% of the file).
1980s was Sheena's strongest decade.
16,403 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Sheena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 141
1940s
141 births
- 1950s 724
1950s
724 births
- 1960s 824
1960s
824 births
- 1970s 1,274
1970s
1,274 births
- 1980s
1980s
16,403 births
- 1990s 2,210
1990s
2,210 births
- 2000s 485
2000s
485 births
- 2010s 243
2010s
243 births
- 2020s 76
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 16,403 births (73% of all-time use).
How Sheena 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 Sheena's total volume
Sheena by state
Where Sheena concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,866 | 8.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,316 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 1,034 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 1,023 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 968 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 912 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 911 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 776 | 3.5% |
1,866 of 22,380 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Sheena appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sheena's data
- Sheena's decade-level peak was the 1980s (16,403 total births); usage has since declined to 76 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sheenas (1,866 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Sheena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1943–2025 (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 Sheena 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.