Girls' name · since 1972
Shantia
1,088 babies named Shantia in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,086 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,088
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shantia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,088 have been recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shantia has been recorded 1,088 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2011.
- #7,086 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,088 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shantia ranks #7,086 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,088 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,086 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,088
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shantia's 1,088 recorded births place it above 90.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Shantia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shantia's full recorded timeline at 1992, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 64 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shantia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2011
- Peak year (1989)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Shantia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (417 births, 38% of the file).
1980s was Shantia's strongest decade.
417 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Shantia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 114
1970s
114 births
- 1980s
1980s
417 births
- 1990s
1990s
416 births
- 2000s 126
2000s
126 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 417 births (38% of all-time use).
How Shantia 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 Shantia's total volume
Shantia by state
Where Shantia concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 60 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 53 | 4.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 52 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 47 | 4.3% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 33 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 26 | 2.4% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
60 of 1,088 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Shantia's data
- Shantia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (417 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Shantias (60 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shantia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1972–2011 (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 Shantia 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.