Is Shelita a boy or girl name?

Shelita is a girl’s name. Of the 966 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Shelita

Recorded 1953–1994 · United States

Shelita was most popular in 1974, when 56 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,645 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 966 people named Shelita.

Shelita over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shelita’s peak in 1974. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shelita a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shelita is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 966 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Shelita

Where Shelita is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Louisiana 51.2×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org