Shanta
Shanta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 518th with 360 babies. More babies were named Shanta in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- Not rankedgirls
- Babies in 2025
- 0girls
- Girls and boys
- No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1978360 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,254babies recorded
Shanta popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 142 since 1971.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #14,728 | 7 |
| 2000 | #5,666 | 20 |
| 1990 | #1,252 | 132 |
| 1980 | #670 | 264 |
| 1970 | #1,164 | 100 |
| 1960 | #3,656 | 13 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shanta, counting every spelling?
Shanta has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How old are people named Shanta?
About 4,900 people born in the US named Shanta are alive today, with a median age of 45; half are between 39 and 50. That makes Shanta mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Shanta by state
How common Shanta was among girls born in each state in 1976–1980, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (5.5×), Georgia (3.5×), South Carolina (3.5×), Alabama (2.7×), North Carolina (2.7×). In 27 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Shanta: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shanta, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shanta
How popular is the name Shanta?
Shanta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 518th with 360 babies. More babies were named Shanta in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Shanta a boy or girl name?
No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 5,112 girls and 142 boys.
Where was Shanta most popular?
In 1976–1980, Shanta was most common in Mississippi (0.98 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and South Carolina.