Girls' name · since 1973
Shunte
Shunte has 142 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,375 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 142
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shunte is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 142 have been recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Shunte recorded 142 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1991.
- #23,375 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 142 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shunte ranks #23,375 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 142 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #23,375 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 142
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shunte's 142 recorded births place it above 67.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Shunte's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shunte's full recorded timeline at 1983, 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 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shunte popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1991
- Peak year (1978)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Shunte by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (80 births, 56% of the file).
1980s was Shunte's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Shunte births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
57 births
- 1980s
1980s
80 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 80 births (56% of all-time use).
Shunte by state
Where Shunte concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 3.5% |
5 of 142 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shunte's data
- Shunte's decade-level peak was the 1980s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Shuntes (5 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 Shunte: 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 (~18 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, 1973–1991 (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 Shunte 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.