Recorded 1958–1976 Girls' name Peak 1958 15 births

Schenita — girls' name

15 babies named Schenita in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51970s10
1970s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Schenita was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

5 babies were named Schenita in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Schenita

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Schenita between 1958 and 1976, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Schenita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Schenita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Schenita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Schenita in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 15 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Schenita at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

15

Since 1958

19 years of records

Peak year

1958

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1958

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1976

Schenita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1958

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1958)
5
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
5 197619751958 5

Schenita by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
10 births that decade — 67% of Schenita's all-time total
1950s51970s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Schenita?
15 babies have been named Schenita since 1958. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1958 with 5 births.
When was Schenita most popular?
Schenita was most popular in the 1970s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Schenita been used?
Schenita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 19 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Schenita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Schuyler, Schyler, Scherry, Scheryl, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1958–1976 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.