Girls' name · since 1976
Sheika
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 76 babies named Sheika, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,256 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sheika sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 76 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Sheika recorded 76 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1987.
- #30,256 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 76 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheika ranks #30,256 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,256 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sheika's 76 recorded births place it above 58.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sheika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sheika's full recorded timeline at 1981, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sheika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1987
- Peak year (1985)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Sheika by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (53 births, 70% of the file).
1980s was Sheika's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Sheika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 53 births (70% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sheika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~11 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sheika draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.