Girls' name · since 1965
Shunta
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 732 babies named Shunta, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,264 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 732
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shunta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 732 recorded since 1965.
Shunta has 732 recorded births among girls since 1965, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 1998.
- #9,264 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 732 born since 1965
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shunta ranks #9,264 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 732 born since 1965, peaking in the 1970s.
- #9,264 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 732
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shunta's 732 recorded births place it above 87.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Shunta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shunta's full recorded timeline at 1981, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 70 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shunta popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1998
- Peak year (1979)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Shunta popularity over time - boys
29 total births recorded since 1972 (Shunta as boys' name)
Shunta by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (312 births, 43% of the file).
1970s was Shunta's strongest decade.
312 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Shunta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 37
1960s
37 births
- 1970s
1970s
312 births
- 1980s
1980s
309 births
- 1990s 74
1990s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 312 births (43% of all-time use).
How Shunta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shunta's total volume
Shunta by state
Where Shunta concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 87 | 11.9% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 43 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 34 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 14 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 7 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.7% |
87 of 732 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Shunta's data
- Shunta's decade-level peak was the 1970s (312 total births); usage has since declined to 74 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Shuntas (87 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shunta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1965–1998 (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 Shunta 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.