Recorded 1975–2017 Girls' name Peak 1997 738 births

Sheyanne — girls' name

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.

1970s181980s291990s3682000s2572010s66
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Sheyanne was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

62 babies were named Sheyanne in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheyanne

The Social Security Administration has registered 738 babies named Sheyanne between 1975 and 2017, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheyanne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 62 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheyanne performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 368 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sheyanne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 31 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Sheyanne in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheyanne 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 738 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.

Sheyanne at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

738

Since 1975

43 years of records

Peak year

1997

62 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1975

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2017

Sheyanne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1975

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1997)
62
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Sheyanne by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
368 births that decade — 50% of Sheyanne's all-time total
1970s181980s291990s3682000s2572010s66

Sheyanne by state

Where Sheyanne concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Sheyanne
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%
California share of Sheyanne's total US births 4.2%
Even split

31 of 738 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheyanne?
738 babies have been named Sheyanne since 1975. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1997 with 62 births.
When was Sheyanne most popular?
Sheyanne was most popular in the 1990s decade with 368 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Sheyanne most popular?
The top states for the name Sheyanne are California (31 births), Texas (14 births), Indiana (6 births).
How long has the name Sheyanne been used?
Sheyanne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 43 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Sheyanne?
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, 1975–2017 (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.