Name Legacy

Shaunta

Recorded 1966–2006 · United States

Shaunta was most popular in 1979, when 123 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,829 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,230 people named Shaunta.

Most popular in1979
Rank that year#1,829
Births that year123
Total since 18801,230
Given to97% girls

Shaunta over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Shaunta’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shaunta a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shaunta is a girl’s name — 97.0% of the 1,230 Americans given it were girls and 3.0% 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 Shaunta

Where Shaunta 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