Shontia — girls' name

What the Data Says About Shontia

The Social Security Administration has registered 330 babies named Shontia between 1971 and 2001, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shontia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shontia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shontia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shontia 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 330 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.