Shequitta — girls' name
15 babies named Shequitta in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
15 girls have been named Shequitta since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1985.
- 15
- total births
- 1981–1985
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
100% of everyone ever named Shequitta was born in this single decade.
9 babies were named Shequitta in 1985 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Shequitta
The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Shequitta between 1981 and 1985, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shequitta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Shequitta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Shequitta 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 15 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.
Shequitta at a glance
Last recorded 1985Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Shequitta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1981
- Peak year (1985)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1985.
15 total births across 5 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1985 with 9 births in a single year.
Shequitta by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 15 births that decade — 100% of Shequitta's all-time total
Shequitta decade highlights
- Peak decade 15 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Shequitta's strongest decade
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 100% of all-time use.
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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, 1981–1985 (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.