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Girl name

Shenita

100% girls · last recorded 2000

Shenita has been given to about 1,550 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1978, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
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Living in the US≈ 1,479
Median age today48 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shenita per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1978 · 85
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,550

How popular is Shenita?

Its best year was 1978, when 85 babies were given the name, ranking 1385th. The typical living American called Shenita is about 48 years old today.

Names that sound like Shenita

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sherita0.89
  2. Benita0.79
  3. Renita0.79
  4. Venita0.79
  5. Sheila0.73
  6. Shelia0.73
  7. Shanta0.69
  8. Shania0.68

Middle names for Shenita

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

Sibling names for Shenita

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.73
  2. Aprilsister · 0.71
  3. Meredithsister · 0.69
  4. Jaimeeither · 0.68
  5. Jamieeither · 0.68
  6. Damonbrother · 0.66

Where Shenita is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

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

    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.