How Many People Are Named Shantia?
An estimated 1,038 people in the United States have the first name Shantia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Shantia peaked in popularity in 1989 with 64 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shantia 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 Shantia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,038
About 1 in 330,206 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1989
64 births
Total Registered
1,088
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shantia
Shantia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,088 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shantia as a female name
Ranked #14,611 in 2011
7 female births in 2011
Peak: 1989 (64 births)
Shantia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shantia span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 417 babies were registered. Shantia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shantia by Decade
How has Shantia 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.
Shantia by State
Birth registrations for Shantia span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Michigan, New York. The lowest are in Illinois, New Jersey, Maryland. On average, about 36 Shantias were registered per state.
Shantia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shantia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shantia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shantia?
We estimate approximately 1,038 people named Shantia 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 330,206 Americans share this first name.
Is Shantia a common name?
Shantia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,088 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shantia most popular?
Shantia reached peak popularity in 1989, when 64 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shantia is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shantia a female name?
Shantia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shantia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shantia Smith, Shantia Johnson, Shantia 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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