Shanita
- Last seen for girls in 2008 at #10,807
- Peak · girls
- 1978 · 184 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 3,450since 1959
Shanita over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Shanita has never cracked the top 800 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 2008 | #10,807 | 10 |
| 2007 | #13,924 | 7 |
| 2006 | #13,606 | 7 |
| 2005 | #10,128 | 10 |
| 2004 | #9,892 | 10 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 |
| 2002 | #11,108 | 8 |
| 2001 | #7,724 | 13 |
| 2000 | #5,937 | 18 |
| 1999 | #8,223 | 11 |
| 1998 | #4,955 | 21 |
| 1997 | #4,819 | 21 |
| 1996 | #3,361 | 34 |
| 1995 | #2,687 | 45 |
| 1994 | #2,701 | 45 |
| 1993 | #1,865 | 76 |
| 1992 | #1,565 | 99 |
| 1991 | #1,297 | 128 |
| 1990 | #1,180 | 145 |
| 1989 | #1,009 | 170 |
| 1988 | #1,099 | 142 |
| 1987 | #966 | 164 |
| 1986 | #1,005 | 153 |
| 1985 | #919 | 172 |
| 1984 | #1,002 | 144 |
| 1983 | #848 | 180 |
| 1982 | #893 | 170 |
| 1981 | #901 | 166 |
| 1980 | #875 | 175 |
| 1979 | #970 | 148 |
| 1978 | #811 | 184 |
| 1977 | #1,175 | 105 |
| 1976 | #999 | 126 |
| 1975 | #1,074 | 109 |
| 1974 | #1,204 | 92 |
| 1973 | #1,226 | 86 |
| 1972 | #1,516 | 62 |
| 1971 | #1,877 | 46 |
| 1970 | #2,120 | 38 |
| 1969 | #2,454 | 28 |
| 1968 | #3,456 | 15 |
| 1967 | #3,656 | 13 |
| 1966 | #2,937 | 18 |
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 |
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| 1963 | #4,272 | 10 |
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| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 |
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| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 |
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First appearance
1959
The first year at least five girls were named Shanita! It came in at #5,566, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1960, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Shanita is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Shanita in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2008
- Biggest jump: 364 spots in 1978
- Biggest drop: 176 spots in 1977
Rise & fade · girls
19 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1959
- Peaked 1978 at #811 (184 births)
- Births halved by 1993, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 9 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 9 yrs · run 1978–1983
Share of babies · girls
1 in 8,325
- Highest: 1 in 8,325 girls born in 1978 were named Shanita (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 189,094 girls born in 2008 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 47.4% of all girls named Shanita (1,636) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6 | #5,566 (1959) | #5,566 |
| 1960s | 96 | #2,454 (1969) | #4,089 |
| 1970s | 996 | #811 (1978) | #1,297 |
| 1980s | 1,636 | #848 (1983) | #952 |
| 1990s | 625 | #1,180 (1990) | #3,265 |
| 2000s | 91 | #5,937 (2000) | #10,495 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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