Recorded 1967–1983 Girls' name Peak 1972 43 births

Shenette — girls' name

43 babies named Shenette in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

43 girls have been named Shenette since 1967, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1983.

43
total births
1967–1983
years on record
1970s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Shenette was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

8 babies were named Shenette in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shenette

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Shenette between 1967 and 1983, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shenette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shenette performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shenette shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shenette 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 43 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.

Shenette at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

43

Since 1967

17 years of records

Peak year

1972

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1967

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1983

Shenette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1967

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1972)
8
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Shenette by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
21 births that decade — 49% of Shenette's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shenette?
43 babies have been named Shenette since 1967. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1972 with 8 births.
When was Shenette most popular?
Shenette was most popular in the 1970s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Shenette been used?
Shenette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 17 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Shenette?
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.

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, 1967–1983 (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.