Recorded 1980–2009 Girls' name Peak 1988 300 births

Shatera — girls' name

300 babies named Shatera in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1161990s1632000s21

The verdict

300 girls have been named Shatera since 1980, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2009.

300
total births
1980–2009
years on record
1990s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Shatera was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

24 babies were named Shatera in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shatera

The Social Security Administration has registered 300 babies named Shatera between 1980 and 2009, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shatera currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shatera performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 163 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shatera shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shatera in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shatera 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 300 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.

Shatera at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

300

Since 1980

30 years of records

Peak year

1988

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1980

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2009

Shatera popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1980

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1988)
24
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
0510152025 200919991996199319901987198419811980 8

Shatera by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
163 births that decade — 54% of Shatera's all-time total
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Shatera by state

Where Shatera concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shatera
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.7%
New York share of Shatera's total US births 1.7%

5 of 300 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shatera?
300 babies have been named Shatera since 1980. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1988 with 24 births.
When was Shatera most popular?
Shatera was most popular in the 1990s decade with 163 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Shatera most popular?
The top states for the name Shatera are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Shatera been used?
Shatera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 30 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Shatera?
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, 1980–2009 (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.