How Many People Are Named Shelita?
An estimated 859 people in the United States have the first name Shelita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Shelita peaked in popularity in 1974 with 56 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shelita 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 Shelita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
859
About 1 in 399,016 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1974
56 births
Total Registered
966
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shelita
Shelita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 966 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shelita as a female name
Ranked #11,594 in 1994
7 female births in 1994
Peak: 1974 (56 births)
Shelita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shelita span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 440 babies were registered. Shelita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shelita by Decade
How has Shelita 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.
Shelita by State
Birth registrations for Shelita span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Louisiana, Illinois, North Carolina. The lowest are in Texas, North Carolina, Illinois. On average, about 101 Shelitas were registered per state.
Shelita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shelita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shelita
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Shelita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shelita?
We estimate approximately 859 people named Shelita 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 399,016 Americans share this first name.
Is Shelita a common name?
Shelita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 966 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shelita most popular?
Shelita reached peak popularity in 1974, when 56 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shelita is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shelita a female name?
Shelita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shelita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shelita Smith, Shelita Johnson, Shelita 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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