Recorded 2004–2017 Girls' name Peak 2009 156 births

Sheza — girls' name

156 babies named Sheza in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

156 girls have been named Sheza since 2004, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.

156
total births
2004–2017
years on record
2010s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Sheza was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

19 babies were named Sheza in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheza

The Social Security Administration has registered 156 babies named Sheza between 2004 and 2017, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheza currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheza performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sheza shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sheza in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheza 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 156 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.

Sheza at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

156

Since 2004

14 years of records

Peak year

2009

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

2004

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2017

Sheza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2004

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2009)
19
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
05101520 20172015201320112009200720052004 5

Sheza by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
95 births that decade — 61% of Sheza's all-time total
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Sheza by state

Where Sheza concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sheza
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 3.2%
Texas share of Sheza's total US births 3.2%

5 of 156 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheza?
156 babies have been named Sheza since 2004. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2009 with 19 births.
When was Sheza most popular?
Sheza was most popular in the 2010s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Sheza most popular?
The top states for the name Sheza are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Sheza been used?
Sheza has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 14 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Sheza?
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, 2004–2017 (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.