Pronunciation
Shee-na
Meaning
God is gracious
Alternate spellings
Sheena; Jane
Fun fact
Síne belongs to the Jane and John name family. Sheena is the anglicised spelling, while this lovely short Irish form keeps the fada.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Síne, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
Babies named in 2025Less than 3No published ranking
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2024 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2023 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2022 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2021 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2020 | 3 | #834 |
| 2019 | 8 | #457 |
| 2018 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2017 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2016 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2015 | 6 | #581 |
| 2014 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2013 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2012 | 4 | #768 |
| 2011 | 4 | #798 |
| 2010 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2009 | 4 | #742 |
| 2008 | 6 | #597 |
| 2007 | 7 | #505 |
| 2006 | 5 | #550 |
| 2005 | 3 | #689 |
| 2004 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2003 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2002 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2001 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2000 | 4 | #465 |
| 1999 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1998 | 4 | #425 |
| 1997 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1996 | 4 | #471 |
| 1995 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1992 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1984 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1983 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1982 | 3 | #523 |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1979 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1978 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1972 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.
