Shonte

Last seen for girls in 2003 at #13,844 · Last seen for boys in 1996 at #7,971
Given to girls 92.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
#1,857
1977 · 54 births
Debut · girls
1967
8 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
1,008
since 1967

Shonte over time

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#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #1,857, 1977peak #3,095, 1976girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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1976#2,33435#3,09512
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First appearance
1967

The first year at least five girls were named Shonte! It came in at #4,982, and was given to 8 baby girls.

Quietest stretch: 2002, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Shonte is popular in 1977

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedMNIllinois: #1,099 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 12,054 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedMINew York: #1,645 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 20,368 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,513 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 18,696 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Shonte, so not publishedTXFlorida: #951 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,642 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Florida#951 · 1 in 8,642
  2. Illinois#1,099 · 1 in 12,054
  3. California#1,513 · 1 in 18,696
  4. New York#1,645 · 1 in 20,368

Best ever in a state: #593 in Missouri, 1973.

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Illinois#1,09961 in 12,054
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See more about Shonte
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2003
Rise & fade · girls
10 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1967
  • Peaked 1977 at #1,857 (54 births)
  • Births halved by 1993, 16 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 28,392
  • Highest: 1 in 28,392 girls born in 1977 were named Shonte (0.00%)
  • Latest: 1 in 304,524 girls born in 2003 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 42.9% of all girls named Shonte (432) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s27#4,489 (1968)#4,843
1970s314#1,857 (1977)#2,726
1980s432#1,906 (1985)#2,392
1990s215#2,886 (1991)#5,852
2000s20#10,102 (2001)#12,992

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.

Shonte in 1977

girls
#1,857
54 births · 1 in 28,392 girls
boys
#3,836
9 births · 1 in 182,580 boys

Top girls' names in 1977

  1. #1Jennifer58,964
  2. #2Melissa26,879
  3. #3Amy26,729
  4. #4Jessica24,846
  5. #5Heather23,773
  6. #6Angela20,998
  7. #7Michelle19,540
  8. #8Kimberly18,286
  9. #9Amanda18,278
  10. #10Kelly18,234
  11. #1,857Shonte54

Top boys' names in 1977

  1. #1Michael67,587
  2. #2Jason55,631
  3. #3Christopher46,721
  4. #4David40,515
  5. #5James40,040
  6. #6Robert34,214
  7. #7John34,195
  8. #8Brian32,492
  9. #9Matthew31,965
  10. #10Joseph26,483
  11. #3,836Shonte9
More about 1977

girls

1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 28,392 of them was named Shonte, which outranked 83.6% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shonte
  1. #1,832Shenita55
  2. #1,832Tessie55
  3. #1,832Yael55
  4. #1,857Shonte54
  5. #1,857Alfreda54
  6. #1,857Carmella54
  7. #1,857Charis54
  8. #1,877Aishia53
  9. #1,877Alesia53
  10. #1,877Britta53

Tied with 19 names at #1,857; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,746Shawnte#2,486 → #740
  2. ↑ 1,077Jacklyn#2,060 → #983
  3. ↑ 775Talia#1,482 → #707
  4. ↑ 605Haley#1,047 → #442
  5. ↑ 576Raven#1,154 → #578
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,033Liberty#543 → #1,576
  2. ↓ 464Luciana#545 → #1,009
  3. ↓ 441Danyel#999 → #1,440
  4. ↓ 428Chaka#897 → #1,325
  5. ↓ 322Catina#861 → #1,183

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 182,580 of them was named Shonte, which outranked 44.1% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shonte
  1. #3,606Winslow10
  2. #3,606Wolf10
  3. #3,606Zak10
  4. #3,836Shonte9
  5. #3,836Abelino9
  6. #3,836Adisa9
  7. #3,836Aleksandar9
  8. #4,164Abdiel8
  9. #4,164Abdur8
  10. #4,164Adil8

Tied with 327 names at #3,836; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,102Lavar#5,587 → #485
  2. ↑ 4,753Kinte#5,587 → #834
  3. ↑ 969Jedidiah#1,873 → #904
  4. ↑ 811Conor#1,748 → #937
  5. ↑ 704Amin#1,608 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 427Jerimy#963 → #1,390
  2. ↓ 322Demetrios#990 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 246Nakia#790 → #1,036
  4. ↓ 244Baron#977 → #1,221
  5. ↓ 235Hakim#878 → #1,113

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1977 →