Girls' name · since 1974
Shatoya
840 babies named Shatoya in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,477 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 840
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shatoya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 840 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shatoya has been recorded 840 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2009.
- #8,477 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 840 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shatoya ranks #8,477 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 840 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,477 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 840
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shatoya's 840 recorded births place it above 88.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Shatoya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shatoya's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 28% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 72%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 62, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shatoya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2009
- Peak year (1988)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Shatoya by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (492 births, 59% of the file).
1980s was Shatoya's strongest decade.
492 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Shatoya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 66
1970s
66 births
- 1980s
1980s
492 births
- 1990s
1990s
229 births
- 2000s 53
2000s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 492 births (59% of all-time use).
How Shatoya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shatoya's total volume
Shatoya by state
Where Shatoya concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 83 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Florida | | 53 | 6.3% |
| #3 | California | | 29 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 26 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 21 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 16 | 1.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 12 | 1.4% |
83 of 840 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Shatoya's decade-level peak was the 1980s (492 total births); usage has since declined to 53 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shatoyas (83 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shatoya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1974–2009 (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 Shatoya 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.