Girls' name · since 1970
Shonetta
Shonetta has 39 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #37,994 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 39
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shonetta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 39 have been recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shonetta has been recorded 39 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1985.
- #37,994 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 39 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shonetta ranks #37,994 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #37,994 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 39
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shonetta's 39 recorded births place it above 47.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shonetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shonetta's full recorded timeline at 1976, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shonetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1985
- Peak year (1975)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Shonetta by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (34 births, 87% of the file).
1970s was Shonetta's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 87% of all-time use.
Shonetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
34 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 34 births (87% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shonetta's data
- Shonetta's decade-level peak was the 1970s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shonetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1970–1985 (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 Shonetta 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.