Girls' name · since 1989
Shantall
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 58 babies named Shantall, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,346 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 58
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shantall is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 58 have been recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shantall has been recorded 58 times among girls since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2020.
- #33,346 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 58 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shantall ranks #33,346 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 58 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #33,346 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 58
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shantall's 58 recorded births place it above 53.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shantall's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shantall's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shantall popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2020
- Peak year (2003)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2020.
58 total births across 32 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2003 with 9 births in a single year.
Shantall by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (19 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Shantall's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Shantall births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 19 births (33% of all-time use).
Shantall decade highlights
- Peak decade 19 births
- Runner-up 18 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Shantall by state
Where Shantall concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 8.6% |
5 of 58 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 8.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 8.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Shantall's decade-level peak was the 2000s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shantalls (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shantall: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1989–2020 (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 Shantall 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.
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