Girls' name · since 1972

Shatina

401 babies named Shatina in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#13,496 of 72,339
all-time among girls
401
born since 1972
1980s
peak decade

Shatina is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 401 have been recorded since 1972.

Shatina has 401 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2002.

  • #13,496 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 401 born since 1972
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shatina ranks #13,496 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 401 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.

#13,496 of 72,339
all-time among girls
401
born since 1972
1980s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Shatina's 401 recorded births place it above 81.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.

Shatina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Shatina splits its recorded history at 1985: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Shatina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2002

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1988)
28
Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
0102030 19721976198019841988199220002002 7

Shatina by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (184 births, 46% of the file).

1980s was Shatina's strongest decade.

184 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Shatina births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 184 births (46% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Shatina by state

Where Shatina concentrates geographically, total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Shatina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
28 7.0%
#2 Michigan
10 2.5%
New York share of Shatina's total US births 7.0%
Even split

28 of 401 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shatina?
401 babies have been named Shatina since 1972. All-time, it sits at #13,496 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1988 with 28 births.
Where does Shatina sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shatina ranks #13,496 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Shatina most popular?
Shatina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 184 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Shatina most popular?
The top states for the name Shatina are New York (28 births), Michigan (10 births).
How long has the name Shatina been used?
The SSA has tracked Shatina since 1972 -- 31 years through the most recent 2002 data.
What names are similar to Shatina?
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.

What to do with Shatina's data

  • Shatina's decade-level peak was the 1980s (184 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Shatinas (28 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.

Keep exploring Shatina

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Shatina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1972–2002 (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 Shatina 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.