Unisex name · since 1969
Shaton
Shaton has 101 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,049 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 101
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shaton sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 101 recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Shaton recorded 101 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1991.
- #27,049 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 101 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaton ranks #27,049 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 101 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #27,049 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 101
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shaton's 101 recorded births place it above 62.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shaton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shaton's full recorded timeline at 1978, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shaton popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1991
- Peak year (1971)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Shaton popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1978 (Shaton as boys' name)
Shaton by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (58 births, 57% of the file).
1970s was Shaton's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Shaton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
58 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 58 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Shaton's decade-level peak was the 1970s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shaton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1969–1991 (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 Shaton 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.