Name Legacy

Shanteria

Recorded 1980–2008 · United States

Shanteria was most popular in 1991, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,971 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 703 people named Shanteria.

Most popular in1991
Rank that year#3,971
Births that year51
Total since 1880703
Given to100% girls

Shanteria over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Shanteria’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shanteria a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shanteria is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 703 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Shanteria

Where Shanteria is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org