Girls' name · since 1975
Sheyna
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 196 babies named Sheyna, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,037 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 196
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sheyna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 196 have been recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheyna has been recorded 196 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 2010.
- #20,037 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 196 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheyna ranks #20,037 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 196 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,037 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 196
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sheyna's 196 recorded births place it above 72.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sheyna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sheyna splits its recorded history at 1993: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sheyna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2010
- Peak year (1991)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Sheyna by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (69 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Sheyna's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Sheyna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
50 births
- 1990s
1990s
69 births
- 2000s
2000s
45 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 69 births (35% of all-time use).
Sheyna by state
Where Sheyna concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.6% |
5 of 196 births nationwide.
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- Sheyna's decade-level peak was the 1990s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sheynas (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Sheyna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1975–2010 (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 Sheyna 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.