Girls' name · since 1975
Shantera
Shantera has 84 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,158 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 84
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shantera sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 84 recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shantera has been recorded 84 times among girls since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1995.
- #29,158 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 84 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shantera ranks #29,158 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 84 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #29,158 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 84
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shantera's 84 recorded births place it above 59.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shantera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shantera's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shantera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1995
- Peak year (1990)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Shantera by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (45 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Shantera's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Shantera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s
1980s
32 births
- 1990s
1990s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 45 births (54% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shantera: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1975–1995 (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 Shantera 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.