Recorded 1974–2002 Girls' name Peak 1977 160 births

Shantai — girls' name

160 babies named Shantai in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s371980s851990s312000s7

The verdict

160 girls have been named Shantai since 1974, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2002.

160
total births
1974–2002
years on record
1980s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Shantai was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

15 babies were named Shantai in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shantai

The Social Security Administration has registered 160 babies named Shantai between 1974 and 2002, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shantai currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shantai performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shantai shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shantai in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shantai in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 160 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shantai at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

160

Since 1974

29 years of records

Peak year

1977

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1974

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2002

Shantai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1974

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1977)
15
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 20021993198919861983198019771974 6

Shantai by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
85 births that decade — 53% of Shantai's all-time total
1970s371980s851990s312000s7

Shantai by state

Where Shantai concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shantai
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 3.8%
New York share of Shantai's total US births 3.8%

6 of 160 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shantai?
160 babies have been named Shantai since 1974. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1977 with 15 births.
When was Shantai most popular?
Shantai was most popular in the 1980s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Shantai most popular?
The top states for the name Shantai are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Shantai been used?
Shantai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 29 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Shantai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.