The first name Shanta
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Shanta last appeared in the official list in 1997, given to 3 girls.
3
babies named Shanta, 1996–2025
#3,824
rank in 1997
1997
peak year
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Shanta with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Shanta at birth, 1880–2025
In 2014, 5 girls born in the United States were named Shanta, the 18,820th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1978, when 360 were.
5,254
babies named Shanta since 1880
#18,820
rank in 2014
1978
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Shanta
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Kizzmekia CorbettAmerican immunologist (1986-)
Questions
- How popular is the name Shanta?
- In 1997, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Shanta, ranking 3,824th.
- Is Shanta a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 97% of the 5,254 US babies named Shanta since 1880 were girls.
- When was Shanta most popular?
- 1978 in the United States, when 360 babies were named Shanta, its highest rank at 518th.