US rank #9051 Girls' name Peak 1989 478 births

Sheina — #9051 US girls' name

478 babies named Sheina in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s121970s341980s1441990s1002000s772010s622020s49
#9051
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 49% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Sheina was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

21 babies were named Sheina in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheina

The Social Security Administration has registered 478 babies named Sheina between 1960 and 2024, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheina currently holds the #9051 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheina performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 144 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Sheina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 63 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sheina in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheina 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 478 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.

Sheina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

478

Since 1960

65 years of records

Peak year

1989

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#9,051

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1960

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sheina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1960

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1989)
21
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
0510152025 202420182010200319961990198419771960 6

Sheina by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
144 births that decade — 30% of Sheina's all-time total
1960s121970s341980s1441990s1002000s772010s622020s49

Sheina by state

Where Sheina concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sheina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
63 13.2%
New York share of Sheina's total US births 13.2%

63 of 478 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheina?
478 babies have been named Sheina since 1960. It currently ranks #9051 among girls. The peak year was 1989 with 21 births.
When was Sheina most popular?
Sheina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 144 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Sheina most popular?
The top states for the name Sheina are New York (63 births).
How long has the name Sheina been used?
Sheina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 65 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sheina?
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.

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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, 1960–2024 (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.