Is Sheba a boy or girl name?

Sheba is a girl’s name. Of the 1,173 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Sheba

Recorded 1916–2023 · United States

Sheba was most popular in 1975, when 65 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,469 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,173 people named Sheba.

Sheba over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sheba’s peak in 1975. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sheba a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sheba is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,173 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Sheba

Where Sheba is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 6.6×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org