US rank #3986 Girls' name Peak 2024 398 births

Shevy — #3986 US girls' name

398 babies named Shevy in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61990s222000s752010s1592020s136
#3986
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Shevy was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

37 babies were named Shevy in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shevy

The Social Security Administration has registered 398 babies named Shevy between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shevy currently holds the #3986 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shevy performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 159 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shevy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 153 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shevy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shevy 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 398 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.

Shevy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

398

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2024

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,986

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shevy popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
37
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
010203040 20242020201620122008200419971978 6

Shevy popularity over time — boys

17 total births recorded since 1998 (Shevy as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 17 births
4.555.566.577.5 201520101998 5

Shevy by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
159 births that decade — 40% of Shevy's all-time total
1970s61990s222000s752010s1592020s136

Shevy by state

Where Shevy concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shevy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
153 38.4%
New York share of Shevy's total US births 38.4%

153 of 398 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shevy?
398 babies have been named Shevy since 1978. It currently ranks #3986 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 37 births.
When was Shevy most popular?
Shevy was most popular in the 2010s decade with 159 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Shevy most popular?
The top states for the name Shevy are New York (153 births).
How long has the name Shevy been used?
Shevy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shevy?
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, 1978–2024 (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.