Is Shanita a boy or girl name?
Shanita was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,450 US babies named Shanita were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Shanita since 1959
- 3,450
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 184 babies
Boys and girls named Shanita, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 96 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 996 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,636 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 625 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 91 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 10 | #11,470 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 7 | #15,230 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,897 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,797 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,558 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,225 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,011 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,114 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,171 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,706 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,098 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,979 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,419 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,724 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,741 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,877 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,571 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,304 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,182 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,012 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,103 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 164 | #969 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,011 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 172 | #924 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,003 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 180 | #851 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 170 | #896 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 166 | #905 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 175 | #879 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 148 | #971 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 184 | #816 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,180 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,002 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,081 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,208 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,229 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,524 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,900 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,150 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,498 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,577 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,807 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,022 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,334 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,485 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,743 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,109 |
Highest rank
Shanita has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #816 in 1978. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shanita
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.