Girls' name · since 1969
Shauntay
Shauntay has 439 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,793 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 439
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
439 girls have been named Shauntay since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Shauntay has 439 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2006.
- #12,793 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 439 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shauntay ranks #12,793 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 439 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,793 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 439
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shauntay's 439 recorded births place it above 82.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shauntay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shauntay's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shauntay popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2006
- Peak year (1985)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Shauntay popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1978 (Shauntay as boys' name)
Shauntay by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (240 births, 55% of the file).
1980s was Shauntay's strongest decade.
240 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Shauntay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 92
1970s
92 births
- 1980s
1980s
240 births
- 1990s 80
1990s
80 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 240 births (55% of all-time use).
Shauntay by state
Where Shauntay concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 22 | 5.0% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
22 of 439 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Shauntay's decade-level peak was the 1980s (240 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shauntays (22 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shauntay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1969–2006 (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 Shauntay 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.