Recorded 1979–1980 Girls' name Peak 1979 21 births

Shatonga — girls' name

21 babies named Shatonga in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s10

The verdict

21 girls have been named Shatonga since 1979, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1980.

21
total births
1979–1980
years on record
1970s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Shatonga was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

11 babies were named Shatonga in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shatonga

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Shatonga between 1979 and 1980, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shatonga currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shatonga performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shatonga shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shatonga 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 21 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.

Shatonga at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

21

Since 1979

2 years of records

Peak year

1979

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1979

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1980

Shatonga popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1979

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1979)
11
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
9.51010.51111.5 19801979 11

Shatonga by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 52% of Shatonga's all-time total
1970s111980s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shatonga?
21 babies have been named Shatonga since 1979. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1979 with 11 births.
When was Shatonga most popular?
Shatonga was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Shatonga been used?
Shatonga has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 2 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Shatonga?
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, 1979–1980 (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.