Sheena — #6410 US girls' name
22,365 babies named Sheena in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 64% of names given to girls today.
73% of everyone ever named Sheena was born in this single decade.
3,597 babies were named Sheena in 1984 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Sheena
The Social Security Administration has registered 22,365 babies named Sheena between 1943 and 2024, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheena currently holds the #6410 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 3,597 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheena performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16,403 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Sheena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,866 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Sheena in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Sheena 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 22,365 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.
Sheena at a glance
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Sheena popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1943
- Peak year (1984)
- 3,597
- Annual births at peak — across 82 years of records
Currently ranks #6410 among girls.
22,365 total births across 82 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1984 with 3,597 births in a single year.
Sheena popularity over time — boys
67 total births recorded since 1982 (Sheena as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Sheena accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Sheena by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 16,403 births that decade — 73% of Sheena's all-time total
Sheena decade highlights
- Peak decade 16,403 births
- Runner-up 2,210 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Sheena's strongest decade
16,403 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 73% of all-time use.
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 22,365 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 8.3% of nationwide
- New York 5.9% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 4.6% of nationwide
- Texas 4.6% of nationwide
- Florida 4.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 51 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 8.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Sheena appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1943–2024 (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.