How Many People Are Named Shanette?
An estimated 763 people in the United States have the first name Shanette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Shanette peaked in popularity in 1972 with 45 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shanette 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 Shanette paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
763
About 1 in 449,219 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1972
45 births
Total Registered
826
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shanette
Shanette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 826 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shanette as a female name
Ranked #15,441 in 2003
6 female births in 2003
Peak: 1972 (45 births)
Shanette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shanette span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 326 babies were registered. Shanette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shanette by Decade
How has Shanette 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.
Shanette by State
Birth registrations for Shanette span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Mississippi, Texas, California. On average, about 28 Shanettes were registered per state.
Shanette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shanette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shanette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shanette?
We estimate approximately 763 people named Shanette 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 449,219 Americans share this first name.
Is Shanette a common name?
Shanette is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 826 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shanette most popular?
Shanette reached peak popularity in 1972, when 45 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shanette is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shanette a female name?
Shanette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shanette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shanette Smith, Shanette Johnson, Shanette 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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