How Many People Are Named Shante?
An estimated 5,696 people in the United States have the first name Shante. It is predominantly female (96.4%). The average bearer is 39 years old, and Shante peaked in popularity in 1990 with 375 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shante 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 Shante paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Shante is overwhelmingly female, 216 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
5,696
About 1 in 60,175 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
96.4% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1990
375 births
Total Registered
6,030
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shante
Shante is predominantly female (96.4%), though 216 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Shante as a male name
Ranked #10,351 in 2001
6 male births in 2001
Peak: 1977 (24 births)
Shante as a female name
Ranked #11,033 in 2023
9 female births in 2023
Peak: 1990 (368 births)
Shante: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shante span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 2,657 babies were registered. Shante has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shante by Decade
How has Shante 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.
Shante by State
Birth registrations for Shante span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Wisconsin, New Mexico, Mississippi. On average, about 136 Shantes were registered per state.
Shante + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shante as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shante
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Shante: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shante?
We estimate approximately 5,696 people named Shante 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 60,175 Americans share this first name.
Is Shante a common name?
Shante is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,030 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shante most popular?
Shante reached peak popularity in 1990, when 375 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shante is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shante a female name?
Shante is predominantly female. 96.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shante Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shante Smith, Shante Johnson, Shante 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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