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Girl name

Shanteria

100% girls · last recorded 2008

Shanteria has been given to about 703 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1991, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 690
Median age today33 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shanteria per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1991 · 51
  • Born in 20250
  • All time703

How popular is Shanteria?

Its best year was 1991, when 51 babies were given the name, ranking 2478th. The typical living American called Shanteria is about 33 years old today.

Names that sound like Shanteria

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shania0.71
  2. Valeria0.67
  3. Angelia0.67
  4. Shelia0.63
  5. Antonia0.63
  6. Andria0.63
  7. Shaniya0.63
  8. Samaria0.63

Middle names for Shanteria

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shanteria Rose0.85
  2. Shanteria Louise0.85
  3. Shanteria June0.84
  4. Shanteria Pearl0.84
  5. Shanteria Quinn0.84
  6. Shanteria Nell0.84

Sibling names for Shanteria

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dariusbrother · 0.69
  2. Biancasister · 0.69
  3. Mallorysister · 0.68
  4. Angelicasister · 0.68
  5. Codybrother · 0.65
  6. Johnathanbrother · 0.65

Where Shanteria is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shanteria White0.80
    2. Shanteria Reyes0.80
    3. Shanteria Nguyen0.80
    4. Shanteria Moore0.80
    5. Shanteria Lee0.80
    6. Shanteria Hill0.80

    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 Shanteria

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

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