Girls' name · since 1978
Shanet
Shanet has 31 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 31
- total births
- 1978–1987
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 68%
- born in that decade
31 girls have been named Shanet since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shanet recorded 31 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1987.
- 31 total births
- 1978–1987 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 68% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Shanet's 31 recorded births place it above 44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shanet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shanet's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shanet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1987
- Peak year (1978)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Shanet by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Shanet's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Shanet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 21 births (68% of all-time use).
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Shanet: Baby Name Since 1978 - 31 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/shanet. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shanet draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.