Shonita

shuh-NEE-duh /ʃəˈniːɾə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Shonita is a very rare variant of Shonda that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.

Shonita is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1987. Shonita was first reported in SSA data in 1970 and peaked in 1973 (16 births).

About the name Shonita

Pronunciationshuh-NEE-duh /ʃəˈniːɾə/
16peak births 1973
1970first in SSA data

Names similar to Shonita

ShondaShantaShanitaShontaJuanitaBonitaBenitaShoshanaShoniqueShonn

How popular is Shonita?

Girls named Shonita
19701975198019851987
Girls named Shonita per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1970–1987 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1987) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Shonita total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19877—#9,682
19846—#10,207
19826—#10,317
19817—#8,928
19805—#11,881
197911—#6,112
197812—#5,509
19775—#11,040
197610—#5,971
19756—#8,885
197411—#5,299
197316—#3,933
19727—#7,159
19717—#7,256
19706—#7,851
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