Girls' name · since 1986
Shantasia
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 278 babies named Shantasia, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,570 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 278
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shantasia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 278 recorded since 1986.
Shantasia has 278 recorded births among girls since 1986, 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 1986 to 2008.
- #16,570 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 278 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shantasia ranks #16,570 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 278 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,570 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 278
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shantasia's 278 recorded births place it above 77.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shantasia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shantasia splits its recorded history at 1997: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shantasia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2008
- Peak year (1993)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Shantasia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (165 births, 59% of the file).
1990s was Shantasia's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Shantasia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
165 births
- 2000s
2000s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 165 births (59% of all-time use).
Shantasia by state
Where Shantasia concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 43 | 15.5% |
43 of 278 births nationwide.
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- Shantasia's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (165 total births) through the 2000s (88) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shantasias (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Shantasia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1986–2008 (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 Shantasia 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.