How Many People Are Named Shantai?
An estimated 151 people in the United States have the first name Shantai. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Shantai peaked in popularity in 1977 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shantai 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 Shantai paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
151
About 1 in 2,269,896 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1977
15 births
Total Registered
160
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shantai
Shantai is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 160 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shantai as a female name
Ranked #13,390 in 2002
7 female births in 2002
Peak: 1977 (15 births)
Shantai: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shantai span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 85 babies were registered. Shantai has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shantai by Decade
How has Shantai 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.
Shantai by State
Shantai + Last Name Combinations
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Shantai: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shantai?
We estimate approximately 151 people named Shantai 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 2,269,896 Americans share this first name.
Is Shantai a common name?
Shantai is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 160 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shantai most popular?
Shantai reached peak popularity in 1977, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shantai is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shantai a female name?
Shantai is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shantai Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shantai Smith, Shantai Johnson, Shantai 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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