Girls' name · since 1976
Shantika
Shantika has 106 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,529 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shantika sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 106 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Shantika recorded 106 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1996.
- #26,529 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 106 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shantika ranks #26,529 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 106 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #26,529 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shantika's 106 recorded births place it above 63.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Shantika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shantika's full recorded timeline at 1987, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shantika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1996
- Peak year (1990)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Shantika by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (56 births, 53% of the file).
1980s was Shantika's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Shantika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
56 births
- 1990s
1990s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 56 births (53% of all-time use).
Shantika by state
Where Shantika concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 4.7% |
5 of 106 births nationwide.
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- Shantika's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (56 total births) through the 1990s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Shantikas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shantika: 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 (~20 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, 1976–1996 (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 Shantika 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.