Recorded 1974–1999 Girls' name Peak 1991 215 births

Shantea — girls' name

215 babies named Shantea in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s291980s991990s87

The verdict

215 girls have been named Shantea since 1974, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1999.

215
total births
1974–1999
years on record
1980s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Shantea was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

21 babies were named Shantea in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shantea

The Social Security Administration has registered 215 babies named Shantea between 1974 and 1999, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shantea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shantea performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shantea shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shantea in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 215 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shantea at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

215

Since 1974

26 years of records

Peak year

1991

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1974

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1999

Shantea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1974

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1991)
21
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
0510152025 19991996199219891986198319801974 8

Shantea by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
99 births that decade — 46% of Shantea's all-time total
1970s291980s991990s87

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shantea?
215 babies have been named Shantea since 1974. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1991 with 21 births.
When was Shantea most popular?
Shantea was most popular in the 1980s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Shantea been used?
Shantea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 26 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Shantea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.