Girls' name · since 1981
Shanteka
Shanteka has 36 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #38,955 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
36 girls have been named Shanteka since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shanteka recorded 36 times among girls since 1981, 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 1981 to 1993.
- #38,955 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 36 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanteka ranks #38,955 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #38,955 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shanteka's 36 recorded births place it above 46.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shanteka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shanteka's full recorded timeline at 1989, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shanteka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1993
- Peak year (1993)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Shanteka by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (22 births, 61% of the file).
1980s was Shanteka's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Shanteka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 22 births (61% of all-time use).
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- Shanteka's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 1990s (14) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shanteka: 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 (~12 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, 1981–1993 (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 Shanteka 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.