Girls' name · since 1960
Sheina
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 488 babies named Sheina, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,036 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,583 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 488
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
488 babies have been named Sheina since 1960, making it today's #9583 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Sheina recorded 488 times among girls since 1960, holding rank #9583 nationally today, ahead of 45% of girls, 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 1960 to 2025.
- #12,036 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,583 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 488 born since 1960
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheina ranks #12,036 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,583 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 488 born since 1960, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,036 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,583 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 488
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sheina's 488 recorded births place it above 83.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Sheina compares
488 Top 46% higher than 54% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sheina's all-time total is 30% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sheina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 488 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sheina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sheina's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sheina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Sheina by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (144 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Sheina's strongest decade.
144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Sheina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 1980s
1980s
144 births
- 1990s
1990s
100 births
- 2000s
2000s
77 births
- 2010s
2010s
62 births
- 2020s
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 144 births (30% of all-time use).
Sheina by state
Where Sheina concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 68 | 13.9% |
68 of 488 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sheina's data
- Sheina's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (144 total births) through the 2020s (59) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Sheinas (68 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sheina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Sheina 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.