Girls' name · since 1990
Shantasha
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 13 babies named Shantasha, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #51,260 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
13 girls have been named Shantasha since 1990, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Shantasha has 13 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 1996.
- #51,260 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 13 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shantasha ranks #51,260 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #51,260 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shantasha's 13 recorded births place it above 28.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shantasha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shantasha's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shantasha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1996
- Peak year (1996)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Shantasha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (13 births, 100% of the file).
1990s was Shantasha's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Shantasha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 13 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shantasha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1990–1996 (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 Shantasha 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.