Recorded 1979–1998 Girls' name Peak 1986 34 births

Shantisha — girls' name

34 babies named Shantisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s121990s17

The verdict

34 girls have been named Shantisha since 1979, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1998.

34
total births
1979–1998
years on record
1990s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Shantisha was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

7 babies were named Shantisha in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shantisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Shantisha between 1979 and 1998, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shantisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shantisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shantisha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shantisha 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 34 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.

Shantisha at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

34

Since 1979

20 years of records

Peak year

1986

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1979

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1998

Shantisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1979

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1986)
7
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
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Shantisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 50% of Shantisha's all-time total
1970s51980s121990s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shantisha?
34 babies have been named Shantisha since 1979. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1986 with 7 births.
When was Shantisha most popular?
Shantisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Shantisha been used?
Shantisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 20 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Shantisha?
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, 1979–1998 (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.