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Shenita name meaning

Last Name
<100
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

Meaning and Origin

What does the name Shenita mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Shenita

User Submitted Origins

English
40%
Hebrew
25%
African
20%
Persian/Iranian
5%
Arabic
5%
French
5%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from Virginia, U.S., the name Shenita means "Bright star".
  2. According to a user from Florida, U.S., the name Shenita means "Favorite child".
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Fun Facts about the name Shenita

  • How Popular is the name Shenita? Shenita is the 8,216th most popular name of all time.
  • How many people with the first name Shenita have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,550 babies born with the first name Shenita in the United States. That's more than enough people named Shenita to occupy the territory of Christmas Island (Australia) with an estimated population of 1,462 (as of June 30, 2010).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Shenita? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1954 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • What year had the most people named Shenita born? The highest recorded use of the first name Shenita was in 1978 with a total of 85 babies.
  • Random Shenita Factoid: According to the 1982 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Shenita is not a popular baby girl's name in North Carolina. Imagine that, only 11 babies in North Carolina have the same name in 1982.
  • Weird things about the name Shenita: The name spelled backwards is Atinehs. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Istnaeh. How do you pronounce that?
  • Shenita name meaning

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