Recorded 1974–1993 Girls' name Peak 1979 135 births

Shaunita — girls' name

135 babies named Shaunita in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s461980s711990s18

The verdict

135 girls have been named Shaunita since 1974, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.

135
total births
1974–1993
years on record
1980s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Shaunita was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

15 babies were named Shaunita in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaunita

The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Shaunita between 1974 and 1993, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shaunita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaunita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shaunita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaunita 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 135 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.

Shaunita at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

135

Since 1974

20 years of records

Peak year

1979

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1974

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1993

Shaunita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1974

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1979)
15
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 19931990198519831981197919771974 5

Shaunita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
71 births that decade — 53% of Shaunita's all-time total
1970s461980s711990s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaunita?
135 babies have been named Shaunita since 1974. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1979 with 15 births.
When was Shaunita most popular?
Shaunita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Shaunita been used?
Shaunita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 20 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Shaunita?
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, 1974–1993 (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.