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Girl name

Shanette

100% girls · last recorded 2003

Shanette has been given to about 826 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1972, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 795
Median age today45 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shanette per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1972 · 45
  • Born in 20250
  • All time826

How popular is Shanette?

Its best year was 1972, when 45 babies were given the name, ranking 1881st. The typical living American called Shanette is about 45 years old today.

Names that sound like Shanette

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shante0.82
  2. Shanelle0.81
  3. Janette0.79
  4. Nanette0.79
  5. Danette0.79
  6. Annette0.77
  7. Lanette0.79
  8. Jeanette0.76

Middle names for Shanette

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shanette Rose0.87
  2. Shanette Marie0.87
  3. Shanette Grace0.87
  4. Shanette Jane0.87
  5. Shanette Louise0.87
  6. Shanette June0.86

Sibling names for Shanette

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.69
  2. Meredithsister · 0.68
  3. Aprilsister · 0.67
  4. Jaimeeither · 0.66
  5. Jamieeither · 0.64
  6. Coreybrother · 0.64

Where Shanette is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shanette Nguyen0.82
    2. Shanette Moore0.82
    3. Shanette Hill0.82
    4. Shanette Hall0.82
    5. Shanette Brown0.82
    6. Shanette Young0.79

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shanette

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.