Recorded 1976–1998 Girls' name Peak 1989 177 births

Shanetra — girls' name

177 babies named Shanetra in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s1001990s60

The verdict

177 girls have been named Shanetra since 1976, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1998.

177
total births
1976–1998
years on record
1980s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Shanetra was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

15 babies were named Shanetra in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shanetra

The Social Security Administration has registered 177 babies named Shanetra between 1976 and 1998, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shanetra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shanetra performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shanetra shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shanetra in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shanetra 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 177 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.

Shanetra at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

177

Since 1976

23 years of records

Peak year

1989

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1976

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1998

Shanetra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1976

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1989)
15
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 19981993199019871984198119771976 5

Shanetra by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
100 births that decade — 56% of Shanetra's all-time total
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Shanetra by state

Where Shanetra concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shanetra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.8%
Texas share of Shanetra's total US births 2.8%

5 of 177 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shanetra?
177 babies have been named Shanetra since 1976. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1989 with 15 births.
When was Shanetra most popular?
Shanetra was most popular in the 1980s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Shanetra most popular?
The top states for the name Shanetra are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Shanetra been used?
Shanetra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 23 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Shanetra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1976–1998 (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.