Girls' name · since 1954
Shenita
1,550 babies named Shenita in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,579 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,550
- born since 1954
- 1970s
- peak decade
1,550 girls have been named Shenita since 1954, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shenita has been recorded 1,550 times among girls since 1954, 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 1954 to 2000.
- #5,579 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,550 born since 1954
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shenita ranks #5,579 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,550 born since 1954, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,579 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,550
- born since 1954
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shenita's 1,550 recorded births place it above 92.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Shenita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shenita's full recorded timeline at 1977, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1954, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 85 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shenita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2000
- Peak year (1978)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Shenita by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (603 births, 39% of the file).
1970s was Shenita's strongest decade.
603 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Shenita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 39
1950s
39 births
- 1960s 238
1960s
238 births
- 1970s
1970s
603 births
- 1980s
1980s
551 births
- 1990s 114
1990s
114 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 603 births (39% of all-time use).
How Shenita compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shenita's total volume
Shenita by state
Where Shenita concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 101 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 82 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 67 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 54 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 43 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 39 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 26 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 24 | 1.5% |
101 of 1,550 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Shenita appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shenita's data
- Shenita's decade-level peak was the 1970s (603 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Shenitas (101 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shenita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1954–2000 (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 Shenita 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.