Girls' name · since 1986
Sheira
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Sheira, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #52,311 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sheira is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 12 have been recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Sheira recorded 12 times among girls since 1986, 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 1986 to 1992.
- #52,311 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 1986
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheira ranks #52,311 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1986, peaking in the 1980s.
- #52,311 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sheira's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sheira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sheira splits its recorded history at 1992: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (6 births).
Sheira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1992
- Peak year (1986)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Sheira by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (6 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Sheira's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Sheira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sheira's data
- Sheira's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1990s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sheira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1986–1992 (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 Sheira 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.