Recorded 1987–1989 Girls' name Peak 1989 15 births

Sheida — girls' name

15 babies named Sheida in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s15

The verdict

15 girls have been named Sheida since 1987, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1989.

15
total births
1987–1989
years on record
1980s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

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

1989
Single peak year

8 babies were named Sheida in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheida

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Sheida between 1987 and 1989, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheida currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheida performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. 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 Sheida in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheida 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 15 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.

Sheida at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

15

Since 1987

3 years of records

Peak year

1989

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1987

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1989

Sheida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1987

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1989)
8
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
6.577.588.5 19891987 7

Sheida by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
15 births that decade — 100% of Sheida's all-time total
1980s15

Sheida by state

Where Sheida concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sheida
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 33.3%
California share of Sheida's total US births 33.3%

5 of 15 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheida?
15 babies have been named Sheida since 1987. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1989 with 8 births.
When was Sheida most popular?
Sheida was most popular in the 1980s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Sheida most popular?
The top states for the name Sheida are California (5 births).
How long has the name Sheida been used?
Sheida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 3 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Sheida?
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, 1987–1989 (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.