Girls' name · since 1990
Shantanique
61 babies named Shantanique in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #32,750 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shantanique is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 61 have been recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shantanique has been recorded 61 times among girls since 1990, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 1997.
- #32,750 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 61 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shantanique ranks #32,750 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #32,750 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shantanique's 61 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Shantanique's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shantanique splits its recorded history at 1994: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shantanique popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1997
- Peak year (1991)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Shantanique by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (61 births, 100% of the file).
1990s was Shantanique's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Shantanique births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 61 births (100% of all-time use).
Shantanique by state
Where Shantanique concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 28 | 45.9% |
28 of 61 births nationwide.
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- Michigan records the most Shantaniques (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Shantanique: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~7 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, 1990–1997 (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 Shantanique 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.