Girls' name · since 1971
Shauntae
689 babies named Shauntae in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,614 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 689
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shauntae sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 689 recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Shauntae recorded 689 times among girls since 1971, 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 1971 to 2009.
- #9,614 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 689 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shauntae ranks #9,614 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 689 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,614 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 689
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shauntae's 689 recorded births place it above 86.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shauntae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shauntae's full recorded timeline at 1990, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shauntae popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2009
- Peak year (1983)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Shauntae popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1978 (Shauntae as boys' name)
Shauntae by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (337 births, 49% of the file).
1980s was Shauntae's strongest decade.
337 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Shauntae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 132
1970s
132 births
- 1980s
1980s
337 births
- 1990s
1990s
162 births
- 2000s 58
2000s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 337 births (49% of all-time use).
How Shauntae 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 Shauntae's total volume
Shauntae by state
Where Shauntae concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 17 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.7% |
17 of 689 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Shauntae's data
- Shauntae's decade-level peak was the 1980s (337 total births); usage has since declined to 58 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shauntaes (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Shauntae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1971–2009 (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 Shauntae 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.