How Many People Are Named Shekita?
An estimated 280 people in the United States have the first name Shekita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Shekita peaked in popularity in 1981 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shekita 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 Shekita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
280
About 1 in 1,224,123 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1981
25 births
Total Registered
300
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shekita
Shekita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 300 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shekita as a female name
Ranked #15,222 in 1992
5 female births in 1992
Peak: 1981 (25 births)
Shekita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shekita span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 167 babies were registered. Shekita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shekita by Decade
How has Shekita 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.
Shekita by State
Birth registrations for Shekita span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Florida, Illinois. The lowest are in North Carolina, Mississippi, Illinois. On average, about 6 Shekitas were registered per state.
Shekita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shekita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shekita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shekita?
We estimate approximately 280 people named Shekita 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 1,224,123 Americans share this first name.
Is Shekita a common name?
Shekita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 300 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shekita most popular?
Shekita reached peak popularity in 1981, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shekita is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shekita a female name?
Shekita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shekita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shekita Smith, Shekita Johnson, Shekita 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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