Recorded 1981–1989 Girls' name Peak 1981 86 births

Sheenah — girls' name

86 babies named Sheenah in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s86

The verdict

86 girls have been named Sheenah since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1989.

86
total births
1981–1989
years on record
1980s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Sheenah was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

16 babies were named Sheenah in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheenah

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Sheenah between 1981 and 1989, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheenah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheenah performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheenah 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 86 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.

Sheenah at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

86

Since 1981

9 years of records

Peak year

1981

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1981

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1989

Sheenah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1981

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1981)
16
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
05101520 19891988198619851984198319821981 16

Sheenah by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
86 births that decade — 100% of Sheenah's all-time total
1980s86

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheenah?
86 babies have been named Sheenah since 1981. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1981 with 16 births.
When was Sheenah most popular?
Sheenah was most popular in the 1980s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Sheenah been used?
Sheenah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 9 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Sheenah?
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, 1981–1989 (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.