Recorded 1960–1992 Girls' name Peak 1979 230 births

Shenetta — girls' name

230 babies named Shenetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s411970s1001980s751990s14

The verdict

230 girls have been named Shenetta since 1960, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1992.

230
total births
1960–1992
years on record
1970s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Shenetta was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

16 babies were named Shenetta in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shenetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 230 babies named Shenetta between 1960 and 1992, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shenetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shenetta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shenetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shenetta 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 230 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.

Shenetta at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

230

Since 1960

33 years of records

Peak year

1979

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1960

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1992

Shenetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1960

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1979)
16
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
05101520 19921986198219781974197019641960 8

Shenetta by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
100 births that decade — 43% of Shenetta's all-time total
1960s411970s1001980s751990s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shenetta?
230 babies have been named Shenetta since 1960. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1979 with 16 births.
When was Shenetta most popular?
Shenetta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Shenetta been used?
Shenetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 33 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Shenetta?
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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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, 1960–1992 (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.