Shonta
Last seen for girls in 2003 at #12,408 · Last seen for boys in 1982 at #5,003
Given to girls 95.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1977 · 114 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,604since 1964
Shonta over time
Rank among girls' names. Shonta has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | — | |
| 2002 | #12,187 | 7 | — | |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 | — | |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | — | |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | — | |
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 | — | |
| 1997 | #6,844 | 13 | — | |
| 1996 | #8,812 | 9 | — | |
| 1995 | #5,439 | 17 | — | |
| 1994 | #7,604 | 11 | — | |
| 1993 | #4,524 | 22 | — | |
| 1992 | #3,218 | 35 | — | |
| 1991 | #3,207 | 34 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,695 | 43 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,572 | 44 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,187 | 52 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,899 | 60 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,866 | 60 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,604 | 74 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,111 | 47 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,715 | 63 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,608 | 72 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #1,848 | 59 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,482 | 81 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #1,461 | 82 | #4,403 | 8 |
| 1978 | #1,265 | 97 | #3,400 | 11 |
| 1977 | #1,118 | 114 | #3,037 | 13 |
| 1976 | #1,482 | 70 | #3,471 | 10 |
| 1975 | #1,544 | 65 | #3,941 | 8 |
| 1974 | #1,563 | 61 | #4,634 | 6 |
| 1973 | #1,607 | 57 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,526 | 61 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,035 | 41 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | #2,120 | 38 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,844 | 22 | — | |
| 1968 | #3,169 | 17 | — | |
| 1967 | #2,706 | 21 | — | |
| 1966 | #3,740 | 12 | — | |
| 1965 | #4,831 | 8 | — | |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Shonta! It came in at #6,767, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2004–2025, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
See more about Shonta
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2003
- Debuted 1964
- Peaked 1977 at #1,118 (114 births)
- Births halved by 1984, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
- Highest: 1 in 13,449 girls born in 1977 were named Shonta (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 261,021 girls born in 2003 (0.00%)
- 42.8% of all girls named Shonta (686) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85 | #2,706 (1967) | #4,010 |
| 1970s | 686 | #1,118 (1977) | #1,572 |
| 1980s | 612 | #1,482 (1980) | #1,889 |
| 1990s | 195 | #2,695 (1990) | #6,915 |
| 2000s | 26 | #11,801 (2000) | #12,937 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Shonta in 1974
Top girls' names in 1974
Top boys' names in 1974
More about 1974
girls
1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 24,058 of them was named Shonta, which outranked 84.7% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,553Nita62
- #1,553Ruthie62
- #1,553Shamika62
- #1,563Shonta61
- #1,563Anetra61
- #1,563Carley61
- #1,563Cinnamon61
- #1,578Amity60
- #1,578Brigid60
- #1,578Bronwyn60
Tied with 14 names at #1,563; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 262,056 of them was named Shonta, which outranked 22.8% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #4,190Zavier7
- #4,190Zebulon7
- #4,190Zoltan7
- #4,634Shonta6
- #4,634Aamir6
- #4,634Aashish6
- #4,634Abayomi6
- #5,227Adante5
- #5,227Adaryl5
- #5,227Adedayo5
Tied with 592 names at #4,634; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.