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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Shenita

Shenita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 1383rd; the most babies were born in 1978 (85). More babies were named Shenita in the 1970s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
197885 babies
Total since 1880
1,550babies recorded

Shenita popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#17,2115
1990#3,06537
1980#1,70167
1970#2,00742
1960#2,89019
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Shenita, counting every spelling?

Shenita has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Shenita?

About 1,500 people born in the US named Shenita are alive today, with a median age of 48; half are between 42 and 54. That makes Shenita mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Shenita by state

How common Shenita was among girls born in each state in 1976–1980, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (5.9×), Georgia (3.9×), North Carolina (3.1×). In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIL0.04Michigan: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMI0.05New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesOH0.01Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesVA0.04Maryland: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMD0.05Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesNC0.14South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesLA0.06Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.26 per 1,000 babiesAL0.26Georgia: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesGA0.17Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesTX0.01Florida: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesFL0.05
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Shenita, girls, 1976–1980. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Shenita: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shenita, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Shenita

How popular is the name Shenita?

Shenita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 1383rd; the most babies were born in 1978 (85). More babies were named Shenita in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Is Shenita a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,550 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Shenita most popular?

In 1976–1980, Shenita was most common in Alabama (0.26 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and North Carolina.