Recorded 1988–2007 Girls' name Peak 1997 120 births

Sheyann — girls' name

120 babies named Sheyann in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s692000s46

The verdict

120 girls have been named Sheyann since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2007.

120
total births
1988–2007
years on record
1990s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Sheyann was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

14 babies were named Sheyann in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheyann

The Social Security Administration has registered 120 babies named Sheyann between 1988 and 2007, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheyann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheyann performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sheyann shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheyann 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 120 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.

Sheyann at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

120

Since 1988

20 years of records

Peak year

1997

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1988

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2007

Sheyann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1988

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1997)
14
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
46810121416 20072003200119991997199519931988 5

Sheyann by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
69 births that decade — 57% of Sheyann's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheyann?
120 babies have been named Sheyann since 1988. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1997 with 14 births.
When was Sheyann most popular?
Sheyann was most popular in the 1990s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Sheyann been used?
Sheyann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 20 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Sheyann?
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.

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, 1988–2007 (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.