How Many People Are Named Shatara?
An estimated 1,411 people in the United States have the first name Shatara. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Shatara peaked in popularity in 1986 with 159 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shatara 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 Shatara paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,411
About 1 in 242,916 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1986
159 births
Total Registered
1,479
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shatara
Shatara is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,479 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shatara as a female name
Ranked #19,140 in 2011
5 female births in 2011
Peak: 1986 (159 births)
Shatara: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shatara span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 697 babies were registered. Shatara has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shatara by Decade
How has Shatara 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.
Shatara by State
Birth registrations for Shatara span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Arkansas, Virginia, Louisiana. On average, about 47 Shataras were registered per state.
Shatara + Last Name Combinations
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Shatara: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shatara?
We estimate approximately 1,411 people named Shatara 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 242,916 Americans share this first name.
Is Shatara a common name?
Shatara is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,479 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shatara most popular?
Shatara reached peak popularity in 1986, when 159 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shatara is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shatara a female name?
Shatara is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shatara Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shatara Smith, Shatara Johnson, Shatara 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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