How Many People Are Named Shantay?
An estimated 1,187 people in the United States have the first name Shantay. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Shantay peaked in popularity in 1987 with 72 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shantay 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 Shantay paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,187
About 1 in 288,757 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1987
72 births
Total Registered
1,270
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shantay
Shantay is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,270 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shantay as a female name
Ranked #19,132 in 2011
5 female births in 2011
Peak: 1987 (72 births)
Shantay: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shantay span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 527 babies were registered. Shantay has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shantay by Decade
How has Shantay 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.
Shantay by State
Birth registrations for Shantay span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, California. The lowest are in Michigan, Maryland, Georgia. On average, about 21 Shantays were registered per state.
Shantay + Last Name Combinations
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Shantay: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shantay?
We estimate approximately 1,187 people named Shantay 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 288,757 Americans share this first name.
Is Shantay a common name?
Shantay is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,270 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shantay most popular?
Shantay reached peak popularity in 1987, when 72 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shantay is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shantay a female name?
Shantay is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shantay Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shantay Smith, Shantay Johnson, Shantay 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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