Girls' name · since 1976
Shanetra
Shanetra has 177 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,091 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 177
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shanetra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 177 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanetra has been recorded 177 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1998.
- #21,091 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 177 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanetra ranks #21,091 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 177 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #21,091 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 177
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shanetra's 177 recorded births place it above 70.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Shanetra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shanetra splits its recorded history at 1987: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shanetra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1998
- Peak year (1989)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Shanetra by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (100 births, 56% of the file).
1980s was Shanetra's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Shanetra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
100 births
- 1990s
1990s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 100 births (56% of all-time use).
Shanetra by state
Where Shanetra concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.8% |
5 of 177 births nationwide.
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- Shanetra's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (100 total births) through the 1990s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Shanetras (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shanetra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1976–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Shanetra 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 August 2026.