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Shantaya

100% girls · last recorded 2006

Shantaya has been given to about 140 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1989, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 136
Median age today37 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shantaya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1989 · 12
  • Born in 20250
  • All time140

How popular is Shantaya?

Its best year was 1989, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 6884th. The typical living American called Shantaya is about 37 years old today.

Names that sound like Shantaya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shaniya0.76
  2. Santana0.75
  3. Anaya0.72
  4. Shanta0.70
  5. Shania0.68
  6. Saniya0.67
  7. Amaya0.62
  8. Alaya0.62

Middle names for Shantaya

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shantaya Josephine0.84
  2. Shantaya Rose0.83
  3. Shantaya Louise0.83
  4. Shantaya June0.82
  5. Shantaya Pearl0.82
  6. Shantaya Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Shantaya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.64
  2. Jessicasister · 0.60
  3. Ambersister · 0.60
  4. Dustinbrother · 0.60
  5. Caseyeither · 0.59
  6. Justinbrother · 0.58

Where Shantaya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shantaya White0.78
    2. Shantaya Reyes0.78
    3. Shantaya Nguyen0.78
    4. Shantaya Moore0.78
    5. Shantaya Lee0.78
    6. Shantaya Hill0.78

    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 Shantaya

    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.