girl's name
Sheva
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 407
Sheva is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2025, when 20 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 165,782 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1966.
Sheva 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 | 22 |
| 1970s | 51 |
| 1980s | 59 |
| 1990s | 49 |
| 2000s | 56 |
| 2010s | 51 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 85 |
How popular is Sheva?
In 2025, Sheva was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Sheva 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.
Names that peaked alongside Sheva
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Sheva also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sheva over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Sheva
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sheva — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Sheva
How popular is the name Sheva?
In 2025, Sheva was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Sheva a girl's or a boy's name?
Sheva is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Sheva most popular?
Sheva peaked in 2025, when 20 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Sheva a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sheva currently ranks #6,026 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.