Girls' name · since 1979
Shatonga
Shatonga has 21 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #45,648 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1979
- 1970s
- peak decade
21 girls have been named Shatonga since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shatonga has been recorded 21 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1980.
- #45,648 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 21 born since 1979
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shatonga ranks #45,648 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1979, peaking in the 1970s.
- #45,648 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1979
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shatonga's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shatonga's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shatonga's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 10 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shatonga popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1980
- Peak year (1979)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Shatonga by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (11 births, 52% of the file).
1970s was Shatonga's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Shatonga births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 11 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Shatonga's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1980s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shatonga: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~1 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, 1979–1980 (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 Shatonga 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.