Recorded 1984–1992 Girls' name Peak 1989 40 births

Sheeva — girls' name

40 babies named Sheeva in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s351990s5

The verdict

40 girls have been named Sheeva since 1984, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1992.

40
total births
1984–1992
years on record
1980s
peak decade
88%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

88% of everyone ever named Sheeva was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

9 babies were named Sheeva in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheeva

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Sheeva between 1984 and 1992, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheeva currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheeva performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sheeva shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sheeva in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheeva 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 40 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.

Sheeva at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

40

Since 1984

9 years of records

Peak year

1989

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1984

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1992

Sheeva popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1984

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1989)
9
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
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Sheeva by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
35 births that decade — 88% of Sheeva's all-time total
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Sheeva by state

Where Sheeva concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sheeva
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 12.5%
California share of Sheeva's total US births 12.5%

5 of 40 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheeva?
40 babies have been named Sheeva since 1984. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1989 with 9 births.
When was Sheeva most popular?
Sheeva was most popular in the 1980s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Sheeva most popular?
The top states for the name Sheeva are California (5 births).
How long has the name Sheeva been used?
Sheeva has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 9 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Sheeva?
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, 1984–1992 (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.