Girls' name · since 1977
Shauntia
Shauntia has 273 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,746 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 273
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shauntia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 273 have been recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Shauntia recorded 273 times among girls since 1977, 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 1977 to 2001.
- #16,746 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 273 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shauntia ranks #16,746 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 273 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,746 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 273
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shauntia's 273 recorded births place it above 76.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Shauntia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shauntia's full recorded timeline at 1989, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shauntia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2001
- Peak year (1992)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Shauntia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (134 births, 49% of the file).
1980s was Shauntia's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Shauntia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s
1980s
134 births
- 1990s
1990s
103 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 134 births (49% of all-time use).
Shauntia by state
Where Shauntia concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 273 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shauntia's data
- Shauntia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Shauntias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Shauntia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1977–2001 (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 Shauntia 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.