Boys' name · since 1990
Shantanu
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 69 babies named Shantanu, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,967 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 69
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shantanu sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 69 recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Shantanu recorded 69 times among boys since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2011.
- #19,967 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 69 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shantanu ranks #19,967 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 69 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,967 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 69
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shantanu's 69 recorded births place it above 56.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shantanu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shantanu's full recorded timeline at 2006, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shantanu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2011
- Peak year (2002)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Shantanu by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (42 births, 61% of the file).
2000s was Shantanu's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Shantanu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
42 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 42 births (61% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shantanu's data
- Shantanu's decade-level peak was the 2000s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shantanu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1990–2011 (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 Shantanu 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.