Recorded 1970–1994 Girls' name Peak 1978 114 births

Shuntay — girls' name

114 babies named Shuntay in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s641980s451990s5

The verdict

114 girls have been named Shuntay since 1970, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1994.

114
total births
1970–1994
years on record
1970s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Shuntay was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

18 babies were named Shuntay in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shuntay

The Social Security Administration has registered 114 babies named Shuntay between 1970 and 1994, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shuntay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shuntay performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shuntay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shuntay 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 114 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.

Shuntay at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

114

Since 1970

25 years of records

Peak year

1978

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1970

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1994

Shuntay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1970

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1978)
18
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 19941987198319801978197519731970 7

Shuntay by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
64 births that decade — 56% of Shuntay's all-time total
1970s641980s451990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shuntay?
114 babies have been named Shuntay since 1970. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1978 with 18 births.
When was Shuntay most popular?
Shuntay was most popular in the 1970s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Shuntay been used?
Shuntay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 25 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Shuntay?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shunta, Shunda, Shundra, Shukri, 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, 1970–1994 (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.