Recorded 1970–2005 Girls' name Peak 1991 366 births

Shantina — girls' name

366 babies named Shantina in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1241980s1511990s862000s5
1980s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Shantina was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

25 babies were named Shantina in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shantina

The Social Security Administration has registered 366 babies named Shantina between 1970 and 2005, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shantina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shantina performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 151 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shantina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shantina in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shantina 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 366 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.

Shantina at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

366

Since 1970

36 years of records

Peak year

1991

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1970

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2005

Shantina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1970

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1991)
25
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
051015202530 20051994199019861982197819741970 6

Shantina by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
151 births that decade — 41% of Shantina's all-time total
1970s1241980s1511990s862000s5

Shantina by state

Where Shantina concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shantina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 1.4%
North Carolina share of Shantina's total US births 1.4%

5 of 366 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shantina?
366 babies have been named Shantina since 1970. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1991 with 25 births.
When was Shantina most popular?
Shantina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 151 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Shantina most popular?
The top states for the name Shantina are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Shantina been used?
Shantina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 36 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Shantina?
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, 1970–2005 (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.