How Many People Are Named Shantae?
An estimated 1,503 people in the United States have the first name Shantae. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Shantae peaked in popularity in 1986 with 87 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shantae 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 Shantae paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,503
About 1 in 228,047 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1986
87 births
Total Registered
1,589
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shantae
Shantae is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,589 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Shantae as a male name
Ranked #5,660 in 1978
6 male births in 1978
Peak: 1978 (6 births)
Shantae as a female name
Ranked #17,603 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 1986 (87 births)
Shantae: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shantae span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 648 babies were registered. Shantae has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shantae by Decade
How has Shantae 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.
Shantae by State
Birth registrations for Shantae span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Florida, Illinois. The lowest are in Texas, South Carolina, Ohio. On average, about 30 Shantaes were registered per state.
Shantae + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shantae as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shantae: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shantae?
We estimate approximately 1,503 people named Shantae 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 228,047 Americans share this first name.
Is Shantae a common name?
Shantae is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,589 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shantae most popular?
Shantae reached peak popularity in 1986, when 87 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shantae is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shantae a female name?
Shantae is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shantae Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shantae Smith, Shantae Johnson, Shantae 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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