Girls' name · since 1971
Shatara
1,479 babies named Shatara in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,747 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,479
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shatara sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,479 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shatara has been recorded 1,479 times among girls since 1971, 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 1971 to 2011.
- #5,747 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,479 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shatara ranks #5,747 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,479 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,747 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,479
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shatara's 1,479 recorded births place it above 92.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Shatara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shatara's full recorded timeline at 1991, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 159 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shatara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2011
- Peak year (1986)
- 159
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Shatara by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (697 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Shatara's strongest decade.
697 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Shatara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 104
1970s
104 births
- 1980s
1980s
697 births
- 1990s
1990s
555 births
- 2000s 118
2000s
118 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 697 births (47% of all-time use).
How Shatara compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shatara's total volume
Shatara by state
Where Shatara concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 103 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 103 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 89 | 6.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 73 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 68 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 59 | 4.0% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 40 | 2.7% |
| #8 | California | | 32 | 2.2% |
103 of 1,479 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Shatara appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shatara's data
- Shatara's decade-level peak was the 1980s (697 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Shataras (103 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Shatara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1971–2011 (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 Shatara 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.