Girls' name · since 1968
Shantella
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 197 babies named Shantella, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,992 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 197
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shantella sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 197 recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shantella has been recorded 197 times among girls since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1993.
- #19,992 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 197 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shantella ranks #19,992 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 197 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #19,992 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 197
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shantella's 197 recorded births place it above 72.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shantella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shantella's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shantella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1993
- Peak year (1988)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Shantella by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (80 births, 41% of the file).
1970s was Shantella's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Shantella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s
1970s
80 births
- 1980s
1980s
73 births
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 80 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Shantella's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (80 total births) through the 1990s (29) -- 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 Shantella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1968–1993 (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 Shantella 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.