Girls' name · since 1981
Shaterra
Shaterra has 291 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,183 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 291
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaterra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 291 have been recorded since 1981.
Shaterra has 291 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2006.
- #16,183 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 291 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaterra ranks #16,183 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 291 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,183 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 291
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaterra's 291 recorded births place it above 77.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Shaterra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shaterra's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shaterra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2006
- Peak year (1992)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Shaterra by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (166 births, 57% of the file).
1990s was Shaterra's strongest decade.
166 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Shaterra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
90 births
- 1990s
1990s
166 births
- 2000s 35
2000s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 166 births (57% of all-time use).
Shaterra by state
Where Shaterra concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7 | 2.4% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 2.1% |
7 of 291 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Shaterra's decade-level peak was the 1990s (166 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Shaterras (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Shaterra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1981–2006 (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 Shaterra 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.