Girls' name · since 1976
Shenetra
Shenetra has 30 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #41,090 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shenetra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 30 have been recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shenetra has been recorded 30 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. 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 1990.
- #41,090 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 30 born since 1976
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shenetra ranks #41,090 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1976, peaking in the 1970s.
- #41,090 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shenetra's 30 recorded births place it above 43.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shenetra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shenetra's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shenetra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1990
- Peak year (1976)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Shenetra by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (12 births, 40% of the file).
1970s was Shenetra's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Shenetra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 12 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Shenetra's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1990s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shenetra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~14 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, 1976–1990 (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 Shenetra 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.