The first name Shanita
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Shanita last appeared in the official list in 2002, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1997, with 3 births (#3,824).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Shanita with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Shanita at birth, 1880–2025
In 2008, 10 girls born in the United States were named Shanita, the 11,471st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1978, when 184 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Shanita?
- In 2002, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Shanita, ranking 4,137th. Its peak was 1997, with 3 births.
- Is Shanita a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 3,450 US babies named Shanita since 1880 were girls.
- When was Shanita most popular?
- 1978 in the United States, when 184 babies were named Shanita, its highest rank at 816th.