Shanta
1 countryUS
5,254
total births, United States
Total births recorded
5,254
Peak year (United States)
1978
Peak-year count
378
First recorded
1958
Popularity over time in United States
Shanta’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
United States
5,254 births recorded 1958–2014 · peaked in 1978 with 378 births
Most common in: Texas, Illinois, New York, Georgia, North Carolina
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Shanta’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | #1741 | — |
| 1994 | #2209 | ↓468 |
| 1995 | #2421 | ↓212 |
| 1996 | #3093 | ↓672 |
| 1997 | #3626 | ↓533 |
| 1998 | #3426 | ↑200 |
| 1999 | #3895 | ↓469 |
| 2000 | #5491 | ↓1596 |
| 2001 | #6619 | ↓1128 |
| 2002 | #6698 | ↓79 |
| 2003 | #7207 | ↓509 |
| 2004 | #6768 | ↑439 |
| 2005 | #8883 | ↓2115 |
| 2006 | #15152 | ↓6269 |
| 2007 | #11630 | ↑3522 |
| 2008 | #10084 | ↑1546 |
| 2009 | #13704 | ↓3620 |
| 2010 | #13448 | ↑256 |
| 2011 | #13347 | ↑101 |
| 2014 | #16513 | ↓3166 |