Girls' name · since 1971
Shequita
Shequita has 602 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,539 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 602
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
602 girls have been named Shequita since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Shequita has 602 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1995.
- #10,539 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 602 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shequita ranks #10,539 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 602 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,539 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 602
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shequita's 602 recorded births place it above 85.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Shequita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shequita's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 128, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shequita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1995
- Peak year (1985)
- 128
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Shequita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (414 births, 69% of the file).
1980s was Shequita's strongest decade.
414 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Shequita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 83
1970s
83 births
- 1980s
1980s
414 births
- 1990s 105
1990s
105 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 414 births (69% of all-time use).
How Shequita 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 Shequita's total volume
Shequita by state
Where Shequita concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 53 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 24 | 4.0% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 23 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 19 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 19 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Texas | | 16 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 15 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 13 | 2.2% |
53 of 602 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Shequita appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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- Shequita's decade-level peak was the 1980s (414 total births); usage has since declined to 105 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Shequitas (53 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shequita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1971–1995 (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 Shequita 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.