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

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Peak · girls
#1,118
1977 · 114 births
Debut · girls
1964
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
1,604
since 1964

Shonta over time

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Rank among girls' names. Shonta has never cracked the top 1,000 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #1,118, 1977girls
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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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1980#1,48281#6,2505
1979#1,46182#4,4038
1978#1,26597#3,40011
1977#1,118114#3,03713
1976#1,48270#3,47110
1975#1,54465#3,9418
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First appearance
1964

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.

Where Shonta is popular in 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedNEMissouri: #451 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,709 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedALGeorgia: #631 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,500 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Shonta, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Missouri#451 · 1 in 3,709
  2. Georgia#631 · 1 in 5,500

Best ever in a state: #316 in South Carolina, 1977.

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See more about Shonta
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2003
Rise & fade · girls
13 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1964
  • Peaked 1977 at #1,118 (114 births)
  • Births halved by 1984, 7 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 13,449
  • 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%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 42.8% of all girls named Shonta (686) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s85#2,706 (1967)#4,010
1970s686#1,118 (1977)#1,572
1980s612#1,482 (1980)#1,889
1990s195#2,695 (1990)#6,915
2000s26#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

girls
#1,563
61 births · 1 in 24,058 girls
boys
#4,634
6 births · 1 in 262,056 boys

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #1,563Shonta61

Top boys' names in 1974

  1. #1Michael67,534
  2. #2Jason54,756
  3. #3Christopher48,585
  4. #4David41,786
  5. #5James41,334
  6. #6John37,612
  7. #7Robert37,005
  8. #8Brian34,449
  9. #9Matthew27,194
  10. #10William26,980
  11. #4,634Shonta6
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).

Ranked beside Shonta
  1. #1,553Nita62
  2. #1,553Ruthie62
  3. #1,553Shamika62
  4. #1,563Shonta61
  5. #1,563Anetra61
  6. #1,563Carley61
  7. #1,563Cinnamon61
  8. #1,578Amity60
  9. #1,578Brigid60
  10. #1,578Bronwyn60

Tied with 14 names at #1,563; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

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).

Ranked beside Shonta
  1. #4,190Zavier7
  2. #4,190Zebulon7
  3. #4,190Zoltan7
  4. #4,634Shonta6
  5. #4,634Aamir6
  6. #4,634Aashish6
  7. #4,634Abayomi6
  8. #5,227Adante5
  9. #5,227Adaryl5
  10. #5,227Adedayo5

Tied with 592 names at #4,634; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,544Rashad#4,505 → #961
  2. ↑ 844Telly#1,312 → #468
  3. ↑ 398Jabari#1,312 → #914
  4. ↑ 356Ahmad#1,123 → #767
  5. ↑ 356Toma#1,238 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Parrish#987 → #1,370
  2. ↓ 378Fredric#957 → #1,335
  3. ↓ 346Jory#753 → #1,099
  4. ↓ 301Vidal#834 → #1,135
  5. ↓ 277Pat#847 → #1,124

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

See the top 100 for 1974 →