Recorded 1988–1999 Girls' name Peak 1997 25 births

Shonterria — girls' name

25 babies named Shonterria in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s19

The verdict

25 girls have been named Shonterria since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1999.

25
total births
1988–1999
years on record
1990s
peak decade
76%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Shonterria was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

7 babies were named Shonterria in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shonterria

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Shonterria between 1988 and 1999, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shonterria currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shonterria performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shonterria shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. 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 Shonterria in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shonterria 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 25 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.

Shonterria at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

25

Since 1988

12 years of records

Peak year

1997

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1988

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1999

Shonterria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1988

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1997)
7
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1999199819971988 6

Shonterria by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
19 births that decade — 76% of Shonterria's all-time total
1980s61990s19

Shonterria by state

Where Shonterria concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shonterria
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 20.0%
Georgia share of Shonterria's total US births 20.0%

5 of 25 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shonterria?
25 babies have been named Shonterria since 1988. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1997 with 7 births.
When was Shonterria most popular?
Shonterria was most popular in the 1990s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Shonterria most popular?
The top states for the name Shonterria are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Shonterria been used?
Shonterria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 12 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Shonterria?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shonda, Shoshana, Shonna, Shona, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1988–1999 (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.