Unisex name · since 1966
Shanti
1,885 babies named Shanti in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,871 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,973 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,885
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,885 babies have been named Shanti since 1966, making it today's #8973 unisex name.
Shanti has 1,885 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8973 as of the latest data, more common than 48% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #4,871 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,973 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,885 born since 1966
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanti ranks #4,871 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,973 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,885 born since 1966, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,871 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,973 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,885
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shanti's 1,885 recorded births place it above 93.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shanti compares
1,885 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shanti's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shanti | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,885 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 77 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shanti's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shanti's full recorded timeline at 1996, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 77 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shanti popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Shanti popularity over time - boys
140 total births recorded since 1970 (Shanti as boys' name)
Shanti by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (460 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Shanti's strongest decade.
460 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Shanti births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 34
1960s
34 births
- 1970s
1970s
441 births
- 1980s
1980s
349 births
- 1990s
1990s
229 births
- 2000s
2000s
460 births
- 2010s
2010s
293 births
- 2020s 79
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 460 births (24% of all-time use).
How Shanti compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shanti's total volume
Shanti by state
Where Shanti concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 317 | 16.8% |
| #2 | Florida | | 72 | 3.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 62 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 26 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Washington | | 5 | 0.3% |
317 of 1,885 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Shanti's data
- Shanti's decade-level peak was the 2000s (460 total births); usage has since declined to 79 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shantis (317 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Shanti: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Shanti 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.