# Sheena (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/sheena/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Meaning | “god is gracious” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 22,447 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 67 / 22,380 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 212, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

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.

## What it means

Sheena is grouped under grace.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 27 | 5,188 |
| 2012 | 31 | 4,694 |
| 2013 | 22 | 5,987 |
| 2014 | 19 | 6,670 |
| 2015 | 30 | 4,705 |
| 2016 | 26 | 5,267 |
| 2017 | 20 | 6,257 |
| 2018 | 28 | 4,873 |
| 2019 | 13 | 8,535 |
| 2020 | 13 | 8,345 |
| 2021 | 8 | 12,045 |
| 2022 | 12 | 8,971 |
| 2023 | 12 | 8,905 |
| 2024 | 18 | 6,609 |
| 2025 | 13 | 8,277 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 5 | 7,215 |
| 1983 | 10 | 4,102 |
| 1984 | 12 | 3,652 |
| 1985 | 20 | 2,585 |
| 1986 | 8 | 5,258 |
| 1988 | 5 | 8,321 |
| 1989 | 7 | 6,830 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11 | 1,658 |
| 2003 | 7 | 2,436 |
| 2004 | 11 | 1,836 |
| 2005 | 13 | 1,690 |
| 2006 | 10 | 2,137 |
| 2007 | 6 | 3,218 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4,524 |
| 2009 | 8 | 2,759 |
| 2010 | 9 | 2,589 |
| 2011 | 6 | 3,549 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4,838 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4,739 |
| 2014 | 6 | 3,514 |
| 2016 | 3 | 5,785 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5,765 |

## People named Sheena

- Sheena Tosta, American hurdler
- Jade Jagger, British model; daughter of Mick Jagger

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.