Sheena
#7,885 for girls in 2025, 13 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,229
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1984 · 3,597 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 2 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 22,380since 1943
Sheena over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #7,885 | 13 | — | |
| 2024 | #6,394 | 18 | — | |
| 2023 | #8,486 | 12 | — | |
| 2022 | #8,542 | 12 | — | |
| 2021 | #11,146 | 8 | — | |
| 2020 | #7,969 | 13 | — | |
| 2019 | #8,138 | 13 | — | |
| 2018 | #4,768 | 28 | — | |
| 2017 | #6,044 | 20 | — | |
| 2016 | #5,130 | 26 | — | |
| 2015 | #4,584 | 30 | — | |
| 2014 | #6,451 | 19 | — | |
| 2013 | #5,834 | 22 | — | |
| 2012 | #4,601 | 31 | — | |
| 2011 | #5,063 | 27 | — | |
| 2010 | #5,108 | 27 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,800 | 41 | — | |
| 2008 | #3,779 | 42 | — | |
| 2007 | #3,721 | 43 | — | |
| 2006 | #3,669 | 42 | — | |
| 2005 | #3,730 | 39 | — | |
| 2004 | #3,391 | 44 | — | |
| 2003 | #3,472 | 41 | — | |
| 2002 | #3,103 | 46 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,064 | 81 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,332 | 66 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,675 | 52 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,899 | 80 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,718 | 90 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,438 | 114 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,214 | 141 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,023 | 181 | — | |
| 1993 | #810 | 247 | — | |
| 1992 | #620 | 365 | — | |
| 1991 | #560 | 418 | — | |
| 1990 | #469 | 522 | — | |
| 1989 | #328 | 767 | #6,229 | 7 |
| 1988 | #290 | 856 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #231 | 1,154 | — | |
| 1986 | #173 | 1,574 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #91 | 3,062 | #2,504 | 20 |
| 1984 | #80 | 3,597 | #3,459 | 12 |
| 1983 | #107 | 2,636 | #3,884 | 10 |
| 1982 | #149 | 1,956 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #356 | 657 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,009 | 144 | — | |
| 1979 | #995 | 143 | — | |
| 1978 | #949 | 148 | — | |
| 1977 | #936 | 148 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,022 | 122 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,048 | 113 | — | |
| 1974 | #969 | 127 | — | |
| 1973 | #929 | 132 | — | |
| 1972 | #912 | 136 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,057 | 114 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,224 | 91 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,270 | 78 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,387 | 65 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,348 | 66 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,416 | 60 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,226 | 77 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,091 | 100 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,073 | 101 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,192 | 85 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,297 | 73 | — | |
| 1960 | #980 | 119 | — | |
| 1959 | #944 | 123 | — | |
| 1958 | #941 | 120 | — | |
| 1957 | #787 | 164 | — | |
| 1956 | #846 | 137 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,839 | 33 | — | |
| 1954 | #2,450 | 20 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,931 | 28 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,578 | 37 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,842 | 28 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,602 | 34 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,882 | 26 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,858 | 26 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,545 | 37 | — | |
| 1946 | #2,228 | 18 | — | |
| 1945 | #2,339 | 14 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,762 | 11 | — | |
| 1943 | #3,249 | 9 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Sheena! It came in at #3,249, and was given to 9 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2021–2023, when fewer than 13 girls a year got the name.
Where Sheena is popular in 1985
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Hawaii#33 · 1 in 149
- Wyoming#48 · 1 in 184
- South Dakota#53 · 1 in 217
- Tennessee#53 · 1 in 260
- Mississippi#54 · 1 in 242
Best ever in a state: #30 in Hawaii, 1983.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #33 | 33 | 1 in 149 |
| Wyoming | #48 | 15 | 1 in 184 |
| South Dakota | #53 | 19 | 1 in 217 |
| Tennessee | #53 | 107 | 1 in 260 |
| Mississippi | #54 | 61 | 1 in 242 |
| Georgia | #64 | 110 | 1 in 337 |
| North Carolina | #65 | 110 | 1 in 323 |
| South Carolina | #65 | 59 | 1 in 302 |
| Kentucky | #66 | 73 | 1 in 291 |
| Maine | #66 | 20 | 1 in 318 |
| Arkansas | #68 | 42 | 1 in 302 |
| West Virginia | #69 | 31 | 1 in 317 |
| Idaho | #70 | 22 | 1 in 273 |
| Alabama | #72 | 62 | 1 in 351 |
| Oklahoma | #72 | 57 | 1 in 353 |
| District of Columbia | #77 | 20 | 1 in 285 |
| Florida | #77 | 150 | 1 in 435 |
| Alaska | #78 | 12 | 1 in 332 |
| Kansas | #78 | 40 | 1 in 366 |
| Nevada | #78 | 14 | 1 in 343 |
| North Dakota | #78 | 13 | 1 in 354 |
| Virginia | #78 | 82 | 1 in 402 |
| New Mexico | #79 | 26 | 1 in 369 |
| Montana | #82 | 13 | 1 in 336 |
| Ohio | #82 | 140 | 1 in 494 |
| Washington | #82 | 65 | 1 in 425 |
| Pennsylvania | #83 | 151 | 1 in 458 |
| Louisiana | #84 | 71 | 1 in 424 |
| Rhode Island | #84 | 13 | 1 in 370 |
| Delaware | #85 | 8 | 1 in 383 |
| Utah | #86 | 33 | 1 in 435 |
| Oregon | #88 | 39 | 1 in 401 |
| Nebraska | #93 | 23 | 1 in 435 |
| Wisconsin | #97 | 60 | 1 in 511 |
| Indiana | #102 | 62 | 1 in 549 |
| Colorado | #106 | 40 | 1 in 549 |
| Iowa | #108 | 31 | 1 in 556 |
| Michigan | #109 | 91 | 1 in 629 |
| New York | #110 | 183 | 1 in 584 |
| Arizona | #113 | 42 | 1 in 548 |
| Massachusetts | #113 | 61 | 1 in 574 |
| Maryland | #114 | 40 | 1 in 603 |
| Illinois | #116 | 118 | 1 in 619 |
| New Hampshire | #120 | 10 | 1 in 592 |
| Vermont | #123 | 5 | 1 in 544 |
| Connecticut | #128 | 26 | 1 in 655 |
| Missouri | #131 | 47 | 1 in 685 |
| Texas | #134 | 177 | 1 in 753 |
| Minnesota | #141 | 35 | 1 in 815 |
| New Jersey | #142 | 52 | 1 in 777 |
| California | #147 | 248 | 1 in 816 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Sheena
- 1,491 spots since 2024 (#6,394 → #7,885)
- 84 spots since 2020 (#7,969 → #7,885)
- 3,301 spots since 2015 (#4,584 → #7,885)
- Biggest jump: 993 spots in 1956 (#1,839 → #846)
- Biggest drop: 317 spots in 1961 (#980 → #1,297)
- Debuted 1943
- Peaked 1984 at #80 (3,597 births)
- Births halved by 1986, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 2 yrs · run 1984–1985
- Top 1,000: 24 yrs · run 1981–1993
- Highest: 1 in 468 girls born in 1984 were named Sheena (0.21%)
- Latest: 1 in 123,636 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 73.3% of all girls named Sheena (16,403) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 141 | #1,545 (1947) | #2,266 |
| 1950s | 724 | #787 (1957) | #1,476 |
| 1960s | 824 | #980 (1960) | #1,228 |
| 1970s | 1,274 | #912 (1972) | #1,004 |
| 1980s | 16,403 | #80 (1984) | #281 |
| 1990s | 2,210 | #469 (1990) | #1,243 |
| 2000s | 485 | #2,064 (2001) | #3,306 |
| 2010s | 243 | #4,584 (2015) | #5,572 |
| 2020s | 76 | #6,394 (2024) | #8,404 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Sheena in 1985
Top girls' names in 1985
Top boys' names in 1985
More about 1985
girls
1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 562 of them was named Sheena, which outranked 99.3% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 92,411 of them was named Sheena, which outranked 67.0% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,427Tyrome21
- #2,427Valente21
- #2,427Warner21
- #2,504Sheena20
- #2,504Adolph20
- #2,504Aharon20
- #2,504Akiva20
- #2,598Adrean19
- #2,598Aiden19
- #2,598Andrews19
Tied with 93 names at #2,504; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.