Recorded 2010–2016 Boys' name Peak 2010 15 births

Sheya — boys' name

15 babies named Sheya in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s15

The verdict

15 boys have been named Sheya since 2010, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2016.

15
total births
2010–2016
years on record
2010s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Sheya was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

5 babies were named Sheya in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheya

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Sheya between 2010 and 2016, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sheya currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sheya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheya 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 15 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.

Sheya at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

15

Since 2010

7 years of records

Peak year

2010

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

2010

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2016

Sheya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2010

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2010)
5
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
5 201620142010 5

Sheya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
15 births that decade — 100% of Sheya's all-time total
2010s15

Sheya by state

Where Sheya concentrates geographically — total births since 2010

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sheya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
15 100.0%
New York share of Sheya's total US births 100.0%

15 of 15 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheya?
15 babies have been named Sheya since 2010. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2010 with 5 births.
When was Sheya most popular?
Sheya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Sheya most popular?
The top states for the name Sheya are New York (15 births).
How long has the name Sheya been used?
Sheya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 7 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Sheya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sherman, Sheldon, Shelby, Shelton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2010–2016 (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.