Shasta

#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #12,239
Given to girls 99.5% of the time

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Peak · girls
1978 · 227 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
4,320
since 1926

Shasta over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Shasta has never cracked the top 600 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201978peak #698, 1978girls
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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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2025#14,9425—
2024#8,94611—
2023#11,1698#12,2395
2022#11,2318—
2021#12,2067—
2020#15,0885—
2019#8,13813—
2018#8,61712—
2017#7,09216—
2016#10,8599—
2015#7,61315—
2014#13,0697—
2013#8,13514—
2012#9,71111—
2011#9,72311—
2010#7,51316—
2009#6,81119—
2008#7,07318—
2007#4,94429—
2006#5,38325—
2005#4,26732—
2004#5,55522—
2003#6,29918—
2002#4,07131—
2001#3,86433—
2000#2,85450—
1999#2,64053—
1998#2,49855—
1997#2,77644—
1996#2,34056—
1995#2,12563—
1994#1,81079—
1993#1,92273—
1992#1,507104—
1991#1,478107—
1990#1,257130—
1989#1,100152—
1988#1,164131—
1987#1,075142—
1986#984160—
1985#907174#6,5235
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1983#802194—
1982#817192#6,3855
1981#722228—
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1979#716235—
1978#698227#5,7725
1977#918153—
1976#861158—
1975#1,31683—
1974#1,43870—
1973#1,51062—
1972#1,77149—
1971#1,54663—
1970#3,31119—
1969#5,9747—
1968#4,48910—
1967#5,4577—
1966#3,95911—
1965#3,54913—
1964#5,0088—
1963#3,80112—
1962#4,26310—
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1960#3,35714—
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1958#4,5208—
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1956#4,1619—
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First appearance
1926

The first year at least five girls were named Shasta! It came in at #4,851, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1926–1947, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Shasta is popular in 1978

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedWIMichigan: #767 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,221 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedRIOregon: #315 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,931 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedIAIndiana: #591 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,799 girlsINOhio: #457 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,056 girlsOHPennsylvania: #810 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 9,429 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #816 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 6,970 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedMOKentucky: #351 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,654 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedDEArizona: #522 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,277 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedKSArkansas: #353 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,097 girlsARTennessee: #274 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,639 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #426 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,237 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #771 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,503 girlsLAMississippi: #446 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,556 girlsMSAlabama: #461 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,107 girlsALGeorgia: #602 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,607 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Shasta, so not publishedHITexas: #636 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 4,700 girlsTXFlorida: #842 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,337 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Tennessee#274 · 1 in 1,639
  2. Oregon#315 · 1 in 1,931
  3. Kentucky#351 · 1 in 2,654
  4. Arkansas#353 · 1 in 2,097
  5. North Carolina#426 · 1 in 3,237

Best ever in a state: #146 in Idaho, 1979.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Tennessee#274171 in 1,639
Oregon#31581 in 1,931
Kentucky#35191 in 2,654
Arkansas#35361 in 2,097
North Carolina#426101 in 3,237
Mississippi#44661 in 2,556
Ohio#457171 in 4,056
Alabama#46171 in 3,107
Arizona#52251 in 3,277
Indiana#59161 in 5,799
Georgia#60271 in 4,607
Texas#636221 in 4,700
Michigan#76771 in 8,221
Louisiana#77151 in 5,503
Pennsylvania#81071 in 9,429
California#816221 in 6,970
Florida#84261 in 7,337
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Shasta
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 5,996 spots since 2024 (#8,946 → #14,942)
  • 146 spots since 2020 (#15,088 → #14,942)
  • 7,329 spots since 2015 (#7,613 → #14,942)
  • Biggest jump: 455 spots in 1976 (#1,316 → #861)
  • Biggest drop: 95 spots in 1982 (#722 → #817)
Rise & fade · girls
52 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1926
  • Peaked 1978 at #698 (227 births)
  • Births halved by 1991, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 11 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 11 yrs · run 1976–1986
Share of babies · girls
1 in 6,748
  • Highest: 1 in 6,748 girls born in 1978 were named Shasta (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 321,453 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 41.3% of all girls named Shasta (1,784) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s5#4,851 (1926)#4,851
1930s0——
1940s8#3,883 (1948)#3,883
1950s93#2,889 (1954)#4,078
1960s102#3,357 (1960)#4,410
1970s1,119#698 (1978)#1,409
1980s1,784#722 (1981)#914
1990s764#1,257 (1990)#2,035
2000s277#2,854 (2000)#5,112
2010s124#7,092 (2017)#9,047
2020s44#8,946 (2024)#12,264

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.

Shasta in 1978

girls
#698
227 births · 1 in 6,748 girls
boys
#5,772
5 births · 1 in 328,367 boys

Top girls' names in 1978

  1. #1Jennifer56,314
  2. #2Melissa28,327
  3. #3Jessica26,102
  4. #4Amy23,213
  5. #5Heather22,270
  6. #6Amanda20,520
  7. #7Angela20,517
  8. #8Sarah19,976
  9. #9Michelle18,856
  10. #10Nicole17,279
  11. #698Shasta227

Top boys' names in 1978

  1. #1Michael67,127
  2. #2Jason51,600
  3. #3Christopher47,236
  4. #4David40,684
  5. #5James39,894
  6. #6Matthew34,282
  7. #7John34,014
  8. #8Robert33,374
  9. #9Brian29,432
  10. #10Joseph26,663
  11. #5,772Shasta5
More about 1978

girls

1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 6,748 of them was named Shasta, which outranked 93.9% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shasta
  1. #694Maritza229
  2. #696Mollie228
  3. #696Sunshine228
  4. #698Shasta227
  5. #698Jacklyn227
  6. #698Madeline227
  7. #701Danelle226
  8. #702Cora225
  9. #702Elsa225

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,240Aja#4,652 → #412
  2. ↑ 1,987Kiley#2,606 → #619
  3. ↑ 1,951Kylee#2,838 → #887
  4. ↑ 1,785Winter#2,780 → #995
  5. ↑ 1,620Kylie#2,026 → #406
Fallers
  1. ↓ 913Shalon#868 → #1,781
  2. ↓ 760Farah#854 → #1,614
  3. ↓ 519Tennille#462 → #981
  4. ↓ 398Shawnte#740 → #1,138
  5. ↓ 362Farrah#177 → #539

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

boys

1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 328,367 of them was named Shasta, which outranked 14.6% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shasta
  1. #5,059Zedrick6
  2. #5,059Zeferino6
  3. #5,059Zenon6
  4. #5,772Shasta5
  5. #5,772Aalon5
  6. #5,772Aaraon5
  7. #5,772Abbas5

Tied with 990 names at #5,772; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,237Dequan#4,164 → #927
  2. ↑ 626Nicholaus#1,367 → #741
  3. ↑ 617Nicklaus#1,515 → #898
  4. ↑ 578Zebulon#1,476 → #898
  5. ↑ 424Anwar#1,121 → #697
Fallers
  1. ↓ 674Kinte#834 → #1,508
  2. ↓ 668Kunta#572 → #1,240
  3. ↓ 417Telly#732 → #1,149
  4. ↓ 415Lesley#937 → #1,352
  5. ↓ 310Amin#904 → #1,214

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

See the top 100 for 1978 →