Girls' name · since 1982
Shequetta
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Shequetta, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #48,167 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shequetta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 17 recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Shequetta recorded 17 times among girls since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 1988.
- #48,167 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1982
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shequetta ranks #48,167 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1982, peaking in the 1980s.
- #48,167 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shequetta's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shequetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shequetta splits its recorded history at 1985: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shequetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1988
- Peak year (1982)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Shequetta by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Shequetta's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Shequetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shequetta: 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 (~6 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, 1982–1988 (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 Shequetta 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.