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Girl name

Shannette

100% girls · last recorded 1991

Shannette has been given to about 180 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1989, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 172
Median age today48 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shannette per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1989 · 17
  • Born in 20250
  • All time180

How popular is Shannette?

Its best year was 1989, when 17 babies were given the name, ranking 5242nd. The typical living American called Shannette is about 48 years old today.

Names that sound like Shannette

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Annette0.80
  2. Shante0.81
  3. Nannette0.80
  4. Jannette0.80
  5. Shanelle0.80
  6. Janette0.78
  7. Nanette0.78
  8. Jeannette0.76

Middle names for Shannette

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

Sibling names for Shannette

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.62
  2. Jennifersister · 0.57
  3. Amysister · 0.57
  4. Jasonbrother · 0.54
  5. Ericbrother · 0.53
  6. Brianbrother · 0.53

Where Shannette is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

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