Recorded 1974–2006 Girls' name Peak 1974 44 births

Shanthi — girls' name

44 babies named Shanthi in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s231980s51990s52000s11

The verdict

44 girls have been named Shanthi since 1974, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2006.

44
total births
1974–2006
years on record
1970s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Shanthi was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

6 babies were named Shanthi in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shanthi

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Shanthi between 1974 and 2006, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shanthi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shanthi performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shanthi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shanthi in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 44 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shanthi at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

44

Since 1974

33 years of records

Peak year

1974

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1974

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2006

Shanthi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1974

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1974)
6
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4.555.566.5 20062005199019831979197819751974 6

Shanthi by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
23 births that decade — 52% of Shanthi's all-time total
1970s231980s51990s52000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shanthi?
44 babies have been named Shanthi since 1974. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1974 with 6 births.
When was Shanthi most popular?
Shanthi was most popular in the 1970s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Shanthi been used?
Shanthi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 33 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Shanthi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.