Is Shontay a boy or girl name?

Shontay is a girl’s name. Of the 577 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.3% were girls and 1.7% were boys.

Shontay

Recorded 1968–2000 · United States

Shontay was most popular in 1977, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,359 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 577 people named Shontay.

Shontay over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shontay’s peak in 1977. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shontay a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shontay is a girl’s name — 98.3% of the 577 Americans given it were girls and 1.7% 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.

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