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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Shantay

Shantay was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 1593rd; the most babies were born in 1987 (72). More babies were named Shantay in the 1980s 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
198772 babies
Total since 1880
1,271babies recorded

Shantay popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#8,46212
1990#3,21435
1980#1,90257
1970#5,00611
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Shantay, counting every spelling?

Shantay has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Shantay?

About 1,200 people born in the US named Shantay are alive today, with a median age of 41; half are between 36 and 48. That makes Shantay mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Shantay by state

How common Shantay was among girls born in each state in 1985–1989, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (3.0×), New York (2.1×). In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesNY0.07Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesPA0.05New Jersey: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.10Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesSC0.05District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesFL0.03
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Shantay, girls, 1985–1989. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Shantay: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shantay, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Shantay

How popular is the name Shantay?

Shantay was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 1593rd; the most babies were born in 1987 (72). More babies were named Shantay in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Shantay a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,271 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Shantay most popular?

In 1985–1989, Shantay was most common in New Jersey (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and South Carolina.