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Shanitra

3 syllablesPeak year: 19918 lettersStarts with S

Meaning & origin

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Shanitra's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Shanitra, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Shanitra
19748
197616
197716
197817
197912
198016
19819
198217
19838
198411
198514
198617
198716
198816
198912
199014
199118
199210
199313
19947
19966

Shanitra through the decades

  • Shanitra peaked in 1991, when 18 babies were named Shanitra in the US.
  • The 1970s were Shanitra's strongest decade, averaging 14 births a year.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (1986–1996), use of Shanitra has fallen 5% compared to the 10 years before that.

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