Total births
28
Girls' name · since 1978
Shunita
28 babies named Shunita in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 28
- total births
- 1978–1988
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 79%
- born in that decade
Shunita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 28 recorded since 1978.
Shunita has 28 recorded births among girls since 1978, 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 1978 to 1988.
- 28 total births
- 1978–1988 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 79% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
28 girls have been named Shunita since 1978, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1988.
- 28
- total births
- 1978–1988
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 79%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
79% of everyone ever named Shunita was born in this single decade.
1985
Single peak year
7 babies were named Shunita in 1985 - its busiest year on record.
Shunita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shunita's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shunita at a glance
Last recorded 1988Peak year
1985
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1978
Shunita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1988
- Peak year (1985)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Shunita by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Shunita's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Shunita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 22 births (79% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Shunita? ▼
28 babies have been named Shunita since 1978. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1985 with 7 births.
When was Shunita most popular? ▼
Shunita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Shunita been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Shunita since 1978 -- 11 years through the most recent 1988 data.
What names are similar to Shunita? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shunta, Shunda, Shundra, Shukri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Shunita
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1978–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Shunita: Baby Name Since 1978 - 28 Births, Peak 1985." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/shunita. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Shunita 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 July 2026.