Sheena

Girl name

Sheena has been given to 22,447 babies in the U.S. since 1943. It peaked in 1984.

Meaning & origin

Anglicization of Scottish Gaelic Sìne and Síne, ultimately from Latin Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, and Shauna.

Origin: Scottish Gaelic

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

22,447

Peak year

1984 (3,609 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1943

10-year trend

▼ -57%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Names with a similar vibe

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Sheena.

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20,957 babies since 1880

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