How Many People Are Named Sheba?
An estimated 1,005 people in the United States have the first name Sheba. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Sheba peaked in popularity in 1975 with 65 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sheba as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sheba paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,005
About 1 in 341,049 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1975
65 births
Total Registered
1,173
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sheba
Sheba is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,173 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sheba as a female name
Ranked #13,257 in 2023
7 female births in 2023
Peak: 1975 (65 births)
Sheba: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sheba span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 358 babies were registered. Sheba has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sheba by Decade
How has Sheba tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sheba by State
Birth registrations for Sheba span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Louisiana, California. The lowest are in South Carolina, Florida, Ohio. On average, about 17 Shebas were registered per state.
Sheba + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sheba as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sheba
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Sheba: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sheba?
We estimate approximately 1,005 people named Sheba are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 341,049 Americans share this first name.
Is Sheba a common name?
Sheba is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,173 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sheba most popular?
Sheba reached peak popularity in 1975, when 65 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sheba is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sheba a female name?
Sheba is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sheba Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sheba Smith, Sheba Johnson, Sheba Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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