girl's name
Sheyma
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 455
Sheyma is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in France in 2009, when 40 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1995.
Sheyma over time
Births per decade in France, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 20 |
| 2000s | 220 |
| 2010s | 200 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 15 |
How popular is Sheyma?
In 2025, Sheyma was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Sheyma
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Sheyma also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sheyma over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Sheyma
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sheyma — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Sheyma
Is Sheyma a girl's or a boy's name?
Sheyma is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Sheyma most popular?
Sheyma peaked in 2009, when 40 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Sheyma a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sheyma currently ranks #5,332 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.