Shonette
Shonette Azore-Bruce also simply known as Shonette Azore is a Barbadian netball player who represents Barbados internationally and plays in the positions of goal defense and goal keeper. She competed at the Netball World Cup on four occasions in 1999, 2011, 2015 and 2019. She also represented Barbados at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and 2018.
Meaning & Origin of Shonette
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shonette Azore-Bruce also simply known as Shonette Azore is a Barbadian netball player who represents Barbados internationally and plays in the positions of goal defense and goal keeper. She competed at the Netball World Cup on four occasions in 1999, 2011, 2015 and 2019. She also represented Barbados at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and 2018.
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The Story of Shonette
The earliest SSA record of Shonette as a baby girl name dates back to 1966, when 6 babies received it. 1972 was its biggest year on record, with 22 newborns named Shonette — #2,976 in the national rankings. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 67% of all recorded Shonettes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1983 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 160 Shonettes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Shonette
Shonette is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 160 births in the dataset. Shonette's peak popularity came in 1972 when it ranked #2,976. Use the chart and map above to compare Shonette's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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