Recorded 1978–1983 Girls' name Peak 1982 21 births

Sheenia — girls' name

21 babies named Sheenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

21 girls have been named Sheenia since 1978, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1983.

21
total births
1978–1983
years on record
1980s
peak decade
76%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Sheenia was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

8 babies were named Sheenia in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheenia

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Sheenia between 1978 and 1983, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheenia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheenia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sheenia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheenia 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 21 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.

Sheenia at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

21

Since 1978

6 years of records

Peak year

1982

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1978

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1983

Sheenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1978

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1982)
8
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
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Sheenia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
16 births that decade — 76% of Sheenia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheenia?
21 babies have been named Sheenia since 1978. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1982 with 8 births.
When was Sheenia most popular?
Sheenia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Sheenia been used?
Sheenia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 6 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Sheenia?
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, 1978–1983 (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.