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    The first name Sheena

    A girl’s name from Scottish Gaelic meaning “god is gracious”.

    2 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Scottish Gaelic origin

    Sheena means “god is gracious” in Scottish Gaelic.

    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.

    More names that mean grace.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    Sheena last appeared in the official list in 2017, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 28 births (#802).

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    212
    babies named Sheena, 1996–2025
    #5,765
    rank in 2017
    1996
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Sheena with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Sheena at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 13 girls born in the United States were named Sheena, the 8,277th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1984, when 3,597 were.

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    22,447
    babies named Sheena since 1880
    #8,277
    rank in 2025
    1984
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Sheena

    2 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Sheena Tosta
      American hurdler, born 1982
    • Jade Jagger
      British model; daughter of Mick Jagger, born 1971

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    Questions

    What does the name Sheena mean?
    Sheena means “god is gracious” in Scottish Gaelic.
    What is the origin of the name Sheena?
    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,…
    How popular is the name Sheena?
    In 2017, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Sheena, ranking 5,765th. Its peak was 1996, with 28 births.
    Is Sheena a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 22,447 US babies named Sheena since 1880 were girls.
    When was Sheena most popular?
    1984 in the United States, when 3,597 babies were named Sheena, its highest rank at 80th.