Girls' name · since 1968
Shantal
Shantal has 1,685 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,292 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,595 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,685
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shantal is the #7595 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,685 recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Shantal recorded 1,685 times among girls since 1968, holding rank #7595 nationally today, ahead of 56% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #5,292 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,595 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,685 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shantal ranks #5,292 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,595 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,685 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,292 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,595 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,685
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shantal's 1,685 recorded births place it above 92.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shantal compares
1,685 Top 25% higher than 75% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shantal's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shantal | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,685 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 70 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shantal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shantal's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 70, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shantal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Shantal by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (509 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Shantal's strongest decade.
509 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Shantal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 14
1960s
14 births
- 1970s 102
1970s
102 births
- 1980s
1980s
296 births
- 1990s
1990s
509 births
- 2000s
2000s
409 births
- 2010s
2010s
244 births
- 2020s 111
2020s
111 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 509 births (30% of all-time use).
How Shantal compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shantal's total volume
Shantal by state
Where Shantal concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 351 | 20.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 120 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 82 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 36 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.4% |
351 of 1,685 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Shantal appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shantal's data
- Shantal's decade-level peak was the 1990s (509 total births); usage has since declined to 111 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shantals (351 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shantal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1968–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shantal draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.