Girls' name · since 1977
Shantavia
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 679 babies named Shantavia, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,701 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 679
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shantavia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 679 recorded since 1977.
Shantavia has 679 recorded births among girls since 1977, 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 1977 to 2009.
- #9,701 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 679 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shantavia ranks #9,701 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 679 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,701 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 679
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shantavia's 679 recorded births place it above 86.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Shantavia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shantavia splits its recorded history at 1994: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 53 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shantavia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2009
- Peak year (1992)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Shantavia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (342 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Shantavia's strongest decade.
342 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Shantavia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
208 births
- 1990s
1990s
342 births
- 2000s 113
2000s
113 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 342 births (50% of all-time use).
How Shantavia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shantavia's total volume
Shantavia by state
Where Shantavia concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 147 | 21.6% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 63 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 32 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 19 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
147 of 679 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Shantavia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (342 total births); usage has since declined to 113 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Shantavias (147 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Shantavia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1977–2009 (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 Shantavia 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.