How Many People Are Named Sheena?
An estimated 20,841 people in the United States have the first name Sheena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Sheena peaked in popularity in 1984 with 3,609 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sheena 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 Sheena paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Sheena is overwhelmingly female, 67 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Sheena has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
20,841
About 1 in 16,446 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1984
3,609 births
Total Registered
22,432
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sheena
Sheena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 22,432 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Sheena as a male name
Ranked #6,829 in 1989
7 male births in 1989
Peak: 1985 (20 births)
Sheena as a female name
Ranked #6,580 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 1984 (3,597 births)
Sheena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sheena span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 16,470 babies were registered. Sheena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sheena by Decade
How has Sheena 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.
Sheena by State
Birth registrations for Sheena span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Vermont, Wyoming, Delaware. On average, about 383 Sheenas were registered per state.
Sheena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sheena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sheena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sheena?
We estimate approximately 20,841 people named Sheena 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 16,446 Americans share this first name.
Is Sheena a common name?
Sheena is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 22,432 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sheena most popular?
Sheena reached peak popularity in 1984, when 3,609 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sheena is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sheena a female name?
Sheena is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sheena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sheena Smith, Sheena Johnson, Sheena 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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