Recorded 1973–1991 Girls' name Peak 1978 142 births

Shunte — girls' name

142 babies named Shunte in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s571980s801990s5

The verdict

142 girls have been named Shunte since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1991.

142
total births
1973–1991
years on record
1980s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

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

1978
Single peak year

17 babies were named Shunte in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shunte

The Social Security Administration has registered 142 babies named Shunte between 1973 and 1991, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shunte currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shunte performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shunte shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shunte in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shunte 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 142 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.

Shunte at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

142

Since 1973

19 years of records

Peak year

1978

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1973

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1991

Shunte popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1973

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1978)
17
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
05101520 199119881986198419821979197719741973 6

Shunte by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
80 births that decade — 56% of Shunte's all-time total
1970s571980s801990s5

Shunte by state

Where Shunte concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shunte
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 3.5%
Texas share of Shunte's total US births 3.5%

5 of 142 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shunte?
142 babies have been named Shunte since 1973. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1978 with 17 births.
When was Shunte most popular?
Shunte was most popular in the 1980s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Shunte most popular?
The top states for the name Shunte are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Shunte been used?
Shunte has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 19 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Shunte?
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, 1973–1991 (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.