Girls' name · since 1974

Sheneta

21 babies named Sheneta in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#45,653 of 72,339
all-time among girls
21
born since 1974
1980s
peak decade

Sheneta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 21 have been recorded since 1974.

Sheneta has 21 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1982.

  • #45,653 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 21 born since 1974
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheneta ranks #45,653 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.

#45,653 of 72,339
all-time among girls
21
born since 1974
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Sheneta's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Sheneta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Sheneta's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Sheneta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1982

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1982)
6
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 1974197719811982 6

Sheneta by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (11 births, 52% of the file).

1980s was Sheneta's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Sheneta births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (52% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheneta?
21 babies have been named Sheneta since 1974. All-time, it sits at #45,653 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1982 with 6 births.
Where does Sheneta sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheneta ranks #45,653 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Sheneta most popular?
Sheneta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Sheneta been used?
The SSA has tracked Sheneta since 1974 -- 9 years through the most recent 1982 data.
What names are similar to Sheneta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sheila, Sherry, Shelby, Shelly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sheneta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1974–1982 (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 Sheneta 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.