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Shantae

100% girls · last recorded 2019

Shantae has been given to about 1,589 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1986, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
Syllables1
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Living in the US≈ 1,547
Median age today39 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shantae per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1986 · 87
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,589

How popular is Shantae?

Its best year was 1986, when 87 babies were given the name, ranking 1464th. The typical living American called Shantae is about 39 years old today.

Names that sound like Shantae

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shante0.78
  2. Shanta0.74
  3. Janae0.68
  4. Danae0.68
  5. Shanice0.68
  6. Shanelle0.66
  7. Shana0.64
  8. Shanna0.64

Middle names for Shantae

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shantae Noelle0.83
  2. Shantae Catherine0.80
  3. Shantae Frances0.80
  4. Shantae Belle0.80
  5. Shantae Josephine0.80
  6. Shantae Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Shantae

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.75
  2. Bethanysister · 0.73
  3. Coreybrother · 0.72
  4. Meredithsister · 0.72
  5. Caseyeither · 0.72
  6. Dustinbrother · 0.71

Where Shantae is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shantae Wilson0.75
    2. Shantae Williams0.75
    3. Shantae Walker0.75
    4. Shantae Turner0.75
    5. Shantae Torres0.75
    6. Shantae Thompson0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shantae

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.