Is Shantia a boy or girl name?

Shantia is a girl’s name. Of the 1,088 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Shantia

Recorded 1972–2011 · United States

Shantia was most popular in 1989, when 64 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,231 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,088 people named Shantia.

Shantia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shantia’s peak in 1989. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shantia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shantia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,088 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 Shantia

Where Shantia 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