How Many People Are Named Shenetta?
An estimated 208 people in the United States have the first name Shenetta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Shenetta peaked in popularity in 1979 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shenetta 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 Shenetta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
208
About 1 in 1,647,857 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1979
16 births
Total Registered
230
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shenetta
Shenetta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 230 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shenetta as a female name
Ranked #15,226 in 1992
5 female births in 1992
Peak: 1979 (16 births)
Shenetta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shenetta span from the 1960s to the 1990s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 100 babies were registered. Shenetta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shenetta by Decade
How has Shenetta 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.
Shenetta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shenetta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shenetta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shenetta?
We estimate approximately 208 people named Shenetta 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 1,647,857 Americans share this first name.
Is Shenetta a common name?
Shenetta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 230 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shenetta most popular?
Shenetta reached peak popularity in 1979, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shenetta is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shenetta a female name?
Shenetta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shenetta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shenetta Smith, Shenetta Johnson, Shenetta 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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