Recorded 1970–1994 Girls' name Peak 1980 220 births

Shatonya — girls' name

220 babies named Shatonya in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s791980s1031990s38

The verdict

220 girls have been named Shatonya since 1970, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1994.

220
total births
1970–1994
years on record
1980s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Shatonya was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

19 babies were named Shatonya in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shatonya

The Social Security Administration has registered 220 babies named Shatonya between 1970 and 1994, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shatonya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shatonya performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shatonya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shatonya 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 220 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.

Shatonya at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

220

Since 1970

25 years of records

Peak year

1980

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1970

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1994

Shatonya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1970

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1980)
19
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 1994199019861982197819741970 7

Shatonya by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
103 births that decade — 47% of Shatonya's all-time total
1970s791980s1031990s38

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shatonya?
220 babies have been named Shatonya since 1970. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1980 with 19 births.
When was Shatonya most popular?
Shatonya was most popular in the 1980s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Shatonya been used?
Shatonya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 25 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Shatonya?
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, 1970–1994 (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.