Recorded 1977–2001 Girls' name Peak 1992 273 births

Shauntia — girls' name

273 babies named Shauntia in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s1341990s1032000s12

The verdict

273 girls have been named Shauntia since 1977, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2001.

273
total births
1977–2001
years on record
1980s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Shauntia was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

21 babies were named Shauntia in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shauntia

The Social Security Administration has registered 273 babies named Shauntia between 1977 and 2001, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shauntia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shauntia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 134 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shauntia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shauntia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shauntia 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 273 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.

Shauntia at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

273

Since 1977

25 years of records

Peak year

1992

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1977

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2001

Shauntia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1977

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1992)
21
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
0510152025 200119971994199119881985198219791977 6

Shauntia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
134 births that decade — 49% of Shauntia's all-time total
1970s241980s1341990s1032000s12

Shauntia by state

Where Shauntia concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shauntia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 1.8%
Georgia share of Shauntia's total US births 1.8%

5 of 273 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shauntia?
273 babies have been named Shauntia since 1977. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1992 with 21 births.
When was Shauntia most popular?
Shauntia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Shauntia most popular?
The top states for the name Shauntia are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Shauntia been used?
Shauntia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 25 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Shauntia?
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.

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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, 1977–2001 (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.