Girls' name · since 1969
Shantee
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 489 babies named Shantee, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,020 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 489
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shantee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 489 have been recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Shantee recorded 489 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2008.
- #12,020 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 489 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shantee ranks #12,020 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 489 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,020 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 489
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shantee's 489 recorded births place it above 83.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shantee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shantee's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shantee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2008
- Peak year (1986)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Shantee by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (216 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Shantee's strongest decade.
216 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Shantee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
150 births
- 1980s
1980s
216 births
- 1990s
1990s
95 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 216 births (44% of all-time use).
Shantee by state
Where Shantee concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 2.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 2.0% |
11 of 489 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Shantee's data
- Shantee's decade-level peak was the 1980s (216 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shantees (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Shantee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1969–2008 (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 Shantee 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.