Girls' name · since 1980
Shatera
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.
- #15,914 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 300
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shatera is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 300 have been recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shatera has been recorded 300 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2009.
- #15,914 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 300 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shatera ranks #15,914 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 300 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,914 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 300
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shatera's 300 recorded births place it above 77.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shatera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shatera's full recorded timeline at 1991, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shatera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2009
- Peak year (1988)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Shatera by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (163 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Shatera's strongest decade.
163 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Shatera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
116 births
- 1990s
1990s
163 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 163 births (54% of all-time use).
Shatera by state
Where Shatera concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 300 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shatera's data
- Shatera's decade-level peak was the 1990s (163 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shateras (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Shatera: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1980–2009 (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 Shatera 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.