Shantay vs Sharon

Side-by-side comparison of Shantay and Sharon — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Shantay

Girl name

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Name B

Sharon

Girl name · Rank #1224

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Metric Shantay Sharon
Current Rank Unranked #1224
Total Births (all years) 1,271 723,024
Peak Year 1987 1947
Peak Year Births 72 28,533
Peak Decade 1980ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1961 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Shantay Sharon
1900ss — 17
1910ss — 133
1920ss — 1,063
1930ss — 31,083
1940ss — 221,237
1950ss — 232,807
1960ss 72 154,905
1970ss 326 47,768
1980ss 528 16,502
1990ss 247 8,449
2000ss 93 5,085
2010ss 5 2,833
2020ss — 1,142

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shantay Sharon
2014 — 314
2015 — 275
2016 — 298
2017 — 243
2018 — 220
2019 — 198
2020 — 208
2021 — 189
2022 — 201
2023 — 173
2024 — 192
2025 — 179

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1961–2011.

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