Boys' name · since 2010
Sheya
Sheya has 15 recorded births since 2010 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,629 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 15
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
15 boys have been named Sheya since 2010, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sheya has 15 recorded births among boys since 2010, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2016.
- #31,629 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 15 born since 2010
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheya ranks #31,629 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.
- #31,629 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 15
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sheya's 15 recorded births place it above 30.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Sheya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sheya splits its recorded history at 2014: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births).
Sheya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2016
- Peak year (2010)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Sheya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (15 births, 100% of the file).
2010s was Sheya's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Sheya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).
Sheya by state
Where Sheya concentrates geographically, total births since 2010
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 15 | 100.0% |
15 of 15 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Sheyas (15 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 Sheya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
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, 2010–2016 (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 Sheya 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.