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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Sheba

Sheba was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 1559th with 65 babies. More babies were named Sheba in the 1970s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
197565 babies
Total since 1880
1,173babies recorded

Sheba popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#9,06611
1990#5,03219
1980#2,64336
1970#3,18621
1960#2,23628
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Sheba, counting every spelling?

Sheba has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Sheba?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Sheba are alive today, with a median age of 48; half are between 39 and 57. That makes Sheba mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Sheba by state

How common Sheba was among girls born in each state in 1973–1977, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.3×). In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesIL0.01Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesNY0.06Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNC0.03South Carolina: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesSC0.06District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesLA0.04Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesGA0.04Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesFL0.02
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Sheba, girls, 1973–1977. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Sheba: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sheba, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Sheba

How popular is the name Sheba?

Sheba was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 1559th with 65 babies. More babies were named Sheba in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Is Sheba a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sheba in the US.

Where was Sheba most popular?

In 1973–1977, Sheba was most common in New York (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and Louisiana.