Sheena: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “God is gracious”
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Say it
- SHEE-nuh · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Sìne, a Gaelic form of Jane/Jean ultimately from Hebrew Yochanan. Sheena has been used in Scotland and the English-speaking world.
How popular is Sheena?
Babies named Sheena in 202418
Peak year1984
Total US babies since 188022,432
Sheena is fading: recent use is about 56% of its level ten years before.
Names like Sheena
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Sheena questions
What does the name Sheena mean?
Sheena means "God is gracious". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Sìne, a Gaelic form of Jane/Jean ultimately from Hebrew Yochanan. Sheena has been used in Scotland and the English-speaking world.
Is Sheena a boy or girl name?
Sheena is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Sheena?
18 US babies were named Sheena in 2024. Its peak year was 1984.
How do you pronounce Sheena?
Sheena is usually pronounced SHEE-nuh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.