Girls' name · since 1975
Sheyanne
738 babies named Sheyanne in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,222 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 738
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
738 girls have been named Sheyanne since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheyanne has been recorded 738 times among girls since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2017.
- #9,222 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 738 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheyanne ranks #9,222 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 738 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,222 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 738
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sheyanne's 738 recorded births place it above 87.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Sheyanne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sheyanne splits its recorded history at 1999: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 62 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sheyanne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2017
- Peak year (1997)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Sheyanne by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (368 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Sheyanne's strongest decade.
368 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Sheyanne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
368 births
- 2000s
2000s
257 births
- 2010s 66
2010s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 368 births (50% of all-time use).
How Sheyanne compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sheyanne's total volume
Sheyanne by state
Where Sheyanne concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 31 | 4.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 14 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Washington | | 5 | 0.7% |
31 of 738 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Sheyanne's decade-level peak was the 1990s (368 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sheyannes (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Sheyanne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1975–2017 (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 Sheyanne 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.