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Girl name

Shekita

100% girls · last recorded 1992

Shekita has been given to about 300 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1981, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 290
Median age today44 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shekita per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1981 · 25
  • Born in 20250
  • All time300

How popular is Shekita?

Its best year was 1981, when 25 babies were given the name, ranking 3415th. The typical living American called Shekita is about 44 years old today.

Names that sound like Shekita

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sherita0.89
  2. Sheila0.73
  3. Shelia0.73
  4. Benita0.68
  5. Renita0.68
  6. Shakira0.68
  7. Venita0.68
  8. Sheyla0.65

Middle names for Shekita

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shekita Rose0.85
  2. Shekita Louise0.85
  3. Shekita June0.84
  4. Shekita Pearl0.84
  5. Shekita Quinn0.84
  6. Shekita Nell0.84

Sibling names for Shekita

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jaimeeither · 0.59
  2. Jeremybrother · 0.58
  3. Jamieeither · 0.57
  4. Meredithsister · 0.57
  5. Amandasister · 0.57
  6. Laceysister · 0.57

Where Shekita is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shekita White0.80
    2. Shekita Reyes0.80
    3. Shekita Nguyen0.80
    4. Shekita Moore0.80
    5. Shekita Lee0.80
    6. Shekita Hill0.80

    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 Shekita

    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.