Girls' name · since 1985
Shanterica
76 babies named Shanterica in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #30,255 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shanterica sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 76 recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanterica has been recorded 76 times among girls since 1985, 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 1985 to 2000.
- #30,255 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 76 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanterica ranks #30,255 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #30,255 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shanterica's 76 recorded births place it above 58.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Shanterica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shanterica splits its recorded history at 1994: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shanterica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2000
- Peak year (1993)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Shanterica by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (65 births, 86% of the file).
1990s was Shanterica's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 86% of all-time use.
Shanterica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
65 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 65 births (86% of all-time use).
Shanterica by state
Where Shanterica concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 5 | 6.6% |
5 of 76 births nationwide.
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- Shanterica's decade-level peak was the 1990s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Shantericas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shanterica: 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 (~15 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, 1985–2000 (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 Shanterica 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.