Girls' name · since 1977
Sheyenne
1,431 babies named Sheyenne in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,886 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,431
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sheyenne sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,431 recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Sheyenne recorded 1,431 times among girls since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2018.
- #5,886 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,431 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheyenne ranks #5,886 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,431 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,886 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,431
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sheyenne's 1,431 recorded births place it above 91.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Sheyenne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sheyenne's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 103, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sheyenne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2018
- Peak year (1997)
- 103
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Sheyenne by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (709 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Sheyenne's strongest decade.
709 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Sheyenne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 57
1980s
57 births
- 1990s
1990s
709 births
- 2000s
2000s
541 births
- 2010s 118
2010s
118 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 709 births (50% of all-time use).
How Sheyenne 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 Sheyenne's total volume
Sheyenne by state
Where Sheyenne concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 78 | 5.5% |
| #2 | California | | 75 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 43 | 3.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 26 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 12 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 10 | 0.7% |
78 of 1,431 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Sheyenne appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sheyenne's data
- Sheyenne's decade-level peak was the 1990s (709 total births); usage has since declined to 118 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Sheyennes (78 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sheyenne: 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 (~41 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, 1977–2018 (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 Sheyenne 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.