How Many People Are Named Shalita?
An estimated 377 people in the United States have the first name Shalita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Shalita peaked in popularity in 1988 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shalita as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shalita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
377
About 1 in 909,163 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1988
28 births
Total Registered
405
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shalita
Shalita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 405 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shalita as a female name
Ranked #11,556 in 1994
7 female births in 1994
Peak: 1988 (28 births)
Shalita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shalita span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 197 babies were registered. Shalita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shalita by Decade
How has Shalita tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shalita by State
Shalita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shalita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shalita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shalita?
We estimate approximately 377 people named Shalita are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 909,163 Americans share this first name.
Is Shalita a common name?
Shalita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 405 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shalita most popular?
Shalita reached peak popularity in 1988, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shalita is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shalita a female name?
Shalita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shalita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shalita Smith, Shalita Johnson, Shalita Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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