Recorded 1986–2006 Girls' name Peak 1992 23 births

Sheyda — girls' name

23 babies named Sheyda in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

23 girls have been named Sheyda since 1986, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2006.

23
total births
1986–2006
years on record
1990s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Sheyda was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sheyda in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheyda

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Sheyda between 1986 and 2006, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheyda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheyda performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sheyda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheyda 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 23 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.

Sheyda at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

23

Since 1986

21 years of records

Peak year

1992

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1986

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2006

Sheyda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1986

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1992)
7
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Sheyda by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
12 births that decade — 52% of Sheyda's all-time total
1980s51990s122000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheyda?
23 babies have been named Sheyda since 1986. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1992 with 7 births.
When was Sheyda most popular?
Sheyda was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Sheyda been used?
Sheyda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 21 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Sheyda?
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, 1986–2006 (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.