Recorded 1985–1993 Girls' name Peak 1986 112 births

Shetara — girls' name

112 babies named Shetara in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

112 girls have been named Shetara since 1985, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.

112
total births
1985–1993
years on record
1980s
peak decade
76%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Shetara was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

37 babies were named Shetara in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shetara

The Social Security Administration has registered 112 babies named Shetara between 1985 and 1993, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shetara currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shetara performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shetara shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Shetara in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shetara 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 112 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.

Shetara at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

112

Since 1985

9 years of records

Peak year

1986

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1985

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1993

Shetara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1985

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1986)
37
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
010203040 19931991199019891988198719861985 8

Shetara by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
85 births that decade — 76% of Shetara's all-time total
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Shetara by state

Where Shetara concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Shetara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
12 10.7%
#2 Georgia
6 5.4%
#3 Illinois
5 4.5%
New York share of Shetara's total US births 10.7%
Even split

12 of 112 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shetara?
112 babies have been named Shetara since 1985. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1986 with 37 births.
When was Shetara most popular?
Shetara was most popular in the 1980s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Shetara most popular?
The top states for the name Shetara are New York (12 births), Georgia (6 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Shetara been used?
Shetara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 9 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Shetara?
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, 1985–1993 (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.