Girls' name · since 1987
Shantinique
91 babies named Shantinique in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #28,224 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 91
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shantinique sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 91 recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shantinique has been recorded 91 times among girls since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2002.
- #28,224 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 91 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shantinique ranks #28,224 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 91 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #28,224 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 91
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shantinique's 91 recorded births place it above 60.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Shantinique's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shantinique's full recorded timeline at 1993, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shantinique popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2002
- Peak year (1990)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Shantinique by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (80 births, 88% of the file).
1990s was Shantinique's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 88% of all-time use.
Shantinique births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
80 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 80 births (88% of all-time use).
Shantinique by state
Where Shantinique concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 68 | 74.7% |
68 of 91 births nationwide.
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- Shantinique's decade-level peak was the 1990s (80 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.
- Michigan records the most Shantiniques (68 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Shantinique: 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 (~15 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, 1987–2002 (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 Shantinique 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.