Girls' name · since 1973
Shontina
Shontina has 47 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #35,791 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 47
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
47 girls have been named Shontina since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shontina recorded 47 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1984.
- #35,791 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 47 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shontina ranks #35,791 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 47 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #35,791 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 47
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shontina's 47 recorded births place it above 50.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shontina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shontina splits its recorded history at 1978: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shontina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1984
- Peak year (1978)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Shontina by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (33 births, 70% of the file).
1970s was Shontina's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Shontina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
33 births
- 1980s
1980s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 33 births (70% of all-time use).
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- Shontina's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 1980s (14) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shontina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~11 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, 1973–1984 (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 Shontina 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.