Girls' name · since 1970
Shantina
Shantina has 366 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,271 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 366
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shantina sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 366 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shantina has been recorded 366 times among girls since 1970, 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 1970 to 2005.
- #14,271 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 366 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shantina ranks #14,271 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 366 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,271 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 366
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shantina's 366 recorded births place it above 80.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Shantina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shantina's full recorded timeline at 1984, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shantina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2005
- Peak year (1991)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Shantina by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (151 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Shantina's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Shantina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
124 births
- 1980s
1980s
151 births
- 1990s
1990s
86 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 151 births (41% of all-time use).
Shantina by state
Where Shantina concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 366 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shantina's data
- Shantina's decade-level peak was the 1980s (151 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Shantinas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Shantina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1970–2005 (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 Shantina 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.