Recorded 1966–1983 Girls' name Peak 1972 160 births

Shonette — girls' name

160 babies named Shonette in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s421970s1071980s11

The verdict

160 girls have been named Shonette since 1966, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1983.

160
total births
1966–1983
years on record
1970s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Shonette was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

22 babies were named Shonette in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shonette

The Social Security Administration has registered 160 babies named Shonette between 1966 and 1983, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shonette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shonette performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shonette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shonette 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 160 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.

Shonette at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

160

Since 1966

18 years of records

Peak year

1972

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1966

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1983

Shonette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1966

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1972)
22
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
0510152025 198319791977197519731971196919671966 6

Shonette by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
107 births that decade — 67% of Shonette's all-time total
1960s421970s1071980s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shonette?
160 babies have been named Shonette since 1966. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1972 with 22 births.
When was Shonette most popular?
Shonette was most popular in the 1970s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Shonette been used?
Shonette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 18 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Shonette?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shonda, Shoshana, Shonna, Shona, 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, 1966–1983 (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.