Recorded 1979–2007 Girls' name Peak 1991 195 births

Shataya — girls' name

195 babies named Shataya in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

195 girls have been named Shataya since 1979, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2007.

195
total births
1979–2007
years on record
1990s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Shataya was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

18 babies were named Shataya in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shataya

The Social Security Administration has registered 195 babies named Shataya between 1979 and 2007, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shataya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shataya performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shataya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shataya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shataya 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 195 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.

Shataya at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

195

Since 1979

29 years of records

Peak year

1991

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1979

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2007

Shataya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1979

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1991)
18
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
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Shataya by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
94 births that decade — 48% of Shataya's all-time total
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Shataya by state

Where Shataya concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shataya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
12 6.2%
New York share of Shataya's total US births 6.2%

12 of 195 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shataya?
195 babies have been named Shataya since 1979. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1991 with 18 births.
When was Shataya most popular?
Shataya was most popular in the 1990s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Shataya most popular?
The top states for the name Shataya are New York (12 births).
How long has the name Shataya been used?
Shataya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 29 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Shataya?
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, 1979–2007 (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.