How Many People Are Named Shant?
An estimated 795 people in the United States have the first name Shant. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Shant peaked in popularity in 1991 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shant as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shant paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
795
About 1 in 431,138 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1991
33 births
Total Registered
817
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shant
Shant is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 817 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Shant as a male name
Ranked #8,806 in 2023
9 male births in 2023
Peak: 1991 (33 births)
Shant: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shant span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 249 babies were registered. Shant has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shant by Decade
How has Shant tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shant by State
Shant + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shant as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shant
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Shant: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shant?
We estimate approximately 795 people named Shant are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 431,138 Americans share this first name.
Is Shant a common name?
Shant is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 817 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shant most popular?
Shant reached peak popularity in 1991, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shant is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shant a male name?
Shant is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shant Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shant Smith, Shant Johnson, Shant Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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