Girls' name · since 1970
Shatonya
Shatonya has 220 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,861 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 220
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
220 girls have been named Shatonya since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shatonya recorded 220 times among girls since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1994.
- #18,861 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 220 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shatonya ranks #18,861 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 220 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #18,861 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 220
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shatonya's 220 recorded births place it above 73.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shatonya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shatonya's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shatonya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1994
- Peak year (1980)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Shatonya by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (103 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Shatonya's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Shatonya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
79 births
- 1980s
1980s
103 births
- 1990s 38
1990s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 103 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Shatonya's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (103 total births) through the 1990s (38) -- 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 Shatonya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1970–1994 (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 Shatonya 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.