Sheena is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Sheena means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Sheena across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Sheena has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Sheena is a girl name of Hebrew origin meaning “God is gracious”. An anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic Sine, from Jane.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 22,447 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 212 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 295 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 652 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Sheena per year, United States (1943 to 2025). United States peaked in 1984 (3,609/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1975 (34/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1977 (32/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1996 (28/yr).
Sheena has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1984, when it ranked #163 nationally (given to 3,646 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1980s.
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