Recorded 1967–1979 Girls' name Peak 1970 39 births

Shonnette — girls' name

39 babies named Shonnette in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

39 girls have been named Shonnette since 1967, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1979.

39
total births
1967–1979
years on record
1970s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Shonnette was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

9 babies were named Shonnette in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shonnette

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Shonnette between 1967 and 1979, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shonnette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shonnette performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shonnette shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shonnette 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 39 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.

Shonnette at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

39

Since 1967

13 years of records

Peak year

1970

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1967

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1979

Shonnette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1967

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1970)
9
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Shonnette by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
28 births that decade — 72% of Shonnette's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shonnette?
39 babies have been named Shonnette since 1967. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1970 with 9 births.
When was Shonnette most popular?
Shonnette was most popular in the 1970s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Shonnette been used?
Shonnette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 13 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Shonnette?
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, 1967–1979 (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.