Girls' name · since 1985
Shetara
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.
- #25,912 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shetara is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 112 have been recorded since 1985.
Shetara has 112 recorded births among girls since 1985, 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 1985 to 1993.
- #25,912 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 112 born since 1985
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shetara ranks #25,912 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 112 born since 1985, peaking in the 1980s.
- #25,912 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shetara's 112 recorded births place it above 64.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shetara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shetara's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shetara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1993
- Peak year (1986)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Shetara by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (85 births, 76% of the file).
1980s was Shetara's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Shetara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
85 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 85 births (76% of all-time use).
Shetara by state
Where Shetara concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 12 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 6 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 4.5% |
12 of 112 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Shetara's data
- Shetara's decade-level peak was the 1980s (85 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shetaras (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shetara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~8 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, 1985–1993 (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 Shetara 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.