Girls' name · since 1971
Shekita
300 babies named Shekita in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,915 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 300
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
300 girls have been named Shekita since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shekita has been recorded 300 times among girls since 1971, 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 1971 to 1992.
- #15,915 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 300 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shekita ranks #15,915 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 300 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,915 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 300
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shekita's 300 recorded births place it above 77.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Shekita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shekita's full recorded timeline at 1983, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shekita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1992
- Peak year (1981)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Shekita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (167 births, 56% of the file).
1980s was Shekita's strongest decade.
167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Shekita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
102 births
- 1980s
1980s
167 births
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 167 births (56% of all-time use).
Shekita by state
Where Shekita concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 12 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.7% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.7% |
12 of 300 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Shekita's data
- Shekita's decade-level peak was the 1980s (167 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Shekitas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Shekita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~21 yrs)
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, 1971–1992 (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 Shekita 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.