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Sheba Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Sheba?

Mostly unused in the United States, less than 5 babies were bestowed the name in 2018.

Uncommon, Sheba would be a striking name choice.

Position 1559, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1975 with 65 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Sheba was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Sheba, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1970-1975, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1982-1987, and 1991-1996.

The popularity trend for Sheba has been moving downward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Sheba for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Sheba?

Sheba's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Sheba is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Sheba has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Sheba (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 --
2017 8 12,536
2016 5 18,425
2015 < 5 --
2014 < 5 --
2013 6 16,233
2012 < 5 --
2011 < 5 --
2010 < 5 --
2009 < 5 --
2008 < 5 --
2007 < 5 --
2006 9 12,274
2005 5 18,738
2004 < 5 --
2003 < 5 --
2002 5 17,700
2001 5 17,545
2000 11 9,064
1999 12 8,152
1998 6 13,854
1997 5 15,762
1996 10 8,723
1995 12 7,448
1994 15 6,267
1993 21 4,792
1992 22 4,662
1991 20 4,975
1990 19 5,032
1989 32 3,311
1988 13 6,222
1987 13 5,884
1986 16 4,929
1985 21 3,961
1984 22 3,699
1983 23 3,530
1982 35 2,690
1981 28 3,131
1980 36 2,643
1979 44 2,237
1978 50 1,956
1977 33 2,599
1976 33 2,473
1975 65 1,559
1974 34 2,335
1973 35 2,260
1972 21 3,154
1971 22 3,138
1970 21 3,186
1969 21 2,994
1968 10 4,724
1967 9 4,912
1966 16 3,247
1965 25 2,458
1964 20 2,897
1963 22 2,686
1962 17 3,140
1961 29 2,238
1960 28 2,234
1959 20 2,661
1958 7 5,318
1957 15 3,130
1956 15 3,155
1955 10 4,011
1954 12 3,465
1953 23 2,230
1952 9 4,073
1951 8 4,321
1950 < 5 --
1949 < 5 --
1948 5 5,921
1947 < 5 --
1946 < 5 --
1945 < 5 --
1944 < 5 --
1943 < 5 --
1942 < 5 --
1941 < 5 --
1940 < 5 --
1939 < 5 --
1938 < 5 --
1937 < 5 --
1936 < 5 --
1935 < 5 --
1934 < 5 --
1933 < 5 --
1932 < 5 --
1931 < 5 --
1930 < 5 --
1929 6 4,499
1928 5 5,334
1927 < 5 --
1926 6 4,771
1925 < 5 --
1924 < 5 --
1923 6 4,895
1922 5 5,679
1921 5 5,754
1920 < 5 --
1919 < 5 --
1918 < 5 --
1917 < 5 --
1916 8 3,507
1915 < 5 --
1914 < 5 --
1913 < 5 --
1912 < 5 --
1911 < 5 --
1910 < 5 --
1909 < 5 --
1908 < 5 --
1907 < 5 --
1906 < 5 --
1905 < 5 --
1904 < 5 --
1903 < 5 --
1902 < 5 --
1901 < 5 --
1900 < 5 --
1899 < 5 --
1898 < 5 --
1897 < 5 --
1896 < 5 --
1895 < 5 --
1894 < 5 --
1893 < 5 --
1892 < 5 --
1891 < 5 --
1890 < 5 --
1889 < 5 --
1888 < 5 --
1887 < 5 --
1886 < 5 --
1885 < 5 --
1884 < 5 --
1883 < 5 --
1882 < 5 --
1881 < 5 --
1880 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.