How Many People Are Named Shanteria?
An estimated 677 people in the United States have the first name Shanteria. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Shanteria peaked in popularity in 1991 with 51 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shanteria 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 Shanteria paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
677
About 1 in 506,284 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1991
51 births
Total Registered
703
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shanteria
Shanteria is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 703 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shanteria as a female name
Ranked #11,473 in 2008
10 female births in 2008
Peak: 1991 (51 births)
Shanteria: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shanteria span from the 1980s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 374 babies were registered. While Shanteria is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Shanteria by Decade
How has Shanteria 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.
Shanteria by State
Birth registrations for Shanteria span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Florida, Mississippi. The lowest are in Alabama, Mississippi, Florida. On average, about 104 Shanterias were registered per state.
Shanteria + Last Name Combinations
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Shanteria: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shanteria?
We estimate approximately 677 people named Shanteria 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 506,284 Americans share this first name.
Is Shanteria a common name?
Shanteria is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 703 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shanteria most popular?
Shanteria reached peak popularity in 1991, when 51 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shanteria is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shanteria a female name?
Shanteria is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shanteria Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shanteria Smith, Shanteria Johnson, Shanteria 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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