girl's name
Sheina
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 827
Sheina is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1989, when 21 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1960.
Sheina over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 12 |
| 1970s | 34 |
| 1980s | 144 |
| 1990s | 100 |
| 2000s | 77 |
| 2010s | 62 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 59 |
How popular is Sheina?
In 2025, Sheina was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Sheina is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Sheina is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Sheïna | Sheïna is a rare spelling of Sheina, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 105 times, mostly in France. | 105 |
Names that peaked alongside Sheina
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Sheina also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sheina over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Sheina
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sheina — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Sheina
How popular is the name Sheina?
In 2025, Sheina was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Sheina a girl's or a boy's name?
Sheina is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Sheina most popular?
Sheina peaked in 1989, when 21 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Sheina a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sheina currently ranks #5,248 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.