Shantal
Shantal was the 7843rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked 1968th with 70 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,418 places. More babies were named Shantal in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,843 girls, down 2,199 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199070 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,685babies recorded
Shantal popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,843 | 14 |
| 2020 | #5,644 | 22 |
| 2010 | #4,480 | 33 |
| 2000 | #4,060 | 31 |
| 1990 | #1,968 | 70 |
| 1980 | #4,482 | 17 |
| 1970 | #6,256 | 8 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shantal, counting every spelling?
Shantal has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Shantal?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shantal (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Shantal born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shantal.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shantal?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Shantal are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 18 and 36. That makes Shantal mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Shantal by state
How common Shantal was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 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
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Questions about the name Shantal
How popular is the name Shantal?
Shantal was the 7843rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked 1968th with 70 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,418 places. More babies were named Shantal in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Shantal a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Shantal in the US.
Where is Shantal most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shantal was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Texas.