Girls' name · since 1985
Shanterra
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 36 babies named Shanterra, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #38,956 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shanterra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 36 recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanterra has been recorded 36 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 1994.
- #38,956 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 36 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanterra ranks #38,956 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #38,956 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shanterra'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.
Shanterra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shanterra's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shanterra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1994
- Peak year (1990)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Shanterra by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (19 births, 53% of the file).
1990s was Shanterra's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Shanterra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 19 births (53% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shanterra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1985–1994 (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 Shanterra 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.