How Many People Are Named Shenita?
An estimated 1,404 people in the United States have the first name Shenita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Shenita peaked in popularity in 1978 with 85 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shenita 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 Shenita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,404
About 1 in 244,127 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1978
85 births
Total Registered
1,550
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shenita
Shenita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,550 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shenita as a female name
Ranked #17,210 in 2000
5 female births in 2000
Peak: 1978 (85 births)
Shenita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shenita span from the 1950s to the 2000s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 603 babies were registered. Shenita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shenita by Decade
How has Shenita 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.
Shenita by State
Birth registrations for Shenita span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Georgia, Illinois. The lowest are in Ohio, New York, Maryland. On average, about 34 Shenitas were registered per state.
Shenita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shenita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shenita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shenita?
We estimate approximately 1,404 people named Shenita 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 244,127 Americans share this first name.
Is Shenita a common name?
Shenita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,550 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shenita most popular?
Shenita reached peak popularity in 1978, when 85 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shenita is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shenita a female name?
Shenita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shenita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shenita Smith, Shenita Johnson, Shenita 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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