Given name
Sheva
“ravage”·“worthless one”
Sheva is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewשוא
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Sheva means “ravage” or “worthless one.”
From biblical name research
Where it comes from
Sheva is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb sw' (שוא), “to be emptied or ruined.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Sheva appears in 1 Chronicles 2:49, 2 Samuel 20:25.
- 1 Chronicles 2:49
- 2 Samuel 20:25
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Sheva through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 373
- 0 boys · 373 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #6,084 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,084 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. In 2025, New Jersey had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 394 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sheva’s family of names
See also 7
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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