Recorded 1976–1998 Girls' name Peak 1986 90 births

Shatana — girls' name

90 babies named Shatana in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s191980s521990s19

The verdict

90 girls have been named Shatana since 1976, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1998.

90
total births
1976–1998
years on record
1980s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Shatana was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

9 babies were named Shatana in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shatana

The Social Security Administration has registered 90 babies named Shatana between 1976 and 1998, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shatana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shatana performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shatana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shatana 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 90 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.

Shatana at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

90

Since 1976

23 years of records

Peak year

1986

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1976

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1998

Shatana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1976

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1986)
9
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Shatana by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
52 births that decade — 58% of Shatana's all-time total
1970s191980s521990s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shatana?
90 babies have been named Shatana since 1976. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1986 with 9 births.
When was Shatana most popular?
Shatana was most popular in the 1980s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Shatana been used?
Shatana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 23 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Shatana?
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, 1976–1998 (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.