Girls' name · since 1970
Shonita
122 babies named Shonita in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,968 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 122
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shonita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 122 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Shonita recorded 122 times among girls since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1987.
- #24,968 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 122 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shonita ranks #24,968 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 122 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #24,968 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 122
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shonita's 122 recorded births place it above 65.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shonita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shonita's full recorded timeline at 1977, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shonita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1987
- Peak year (1973)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Shonita by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (91 births, 75% of the file).
1970s was Shonita's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Shonita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
91 births
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 91 births (75% of all-time use).
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- Shonita's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (91 total births) through the 1980s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shonita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1970–1987 (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 Shonita 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.