Shante

Girl · recorded 1964–2023

  • 2023last recorded
  • 1985best year

Most popular in 1985.

Last recorded in 2023. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Shante.

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Its story

Popularity since 1964

010521019641979199420082023

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 53 recorded years as a table
Shante, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19643
19665
19678
196815
196918
197026
197132
197248
197349
197446
197554
197669
1977130
1978151
1979120
1980117
1981120
1982107
1983104
1984110
1985210
1986192
1987165
1988182
1989173
1990194
1991137
1992121
1993139
199485
199579
199654
199747
199829
199926
200031
200126
200224
200329
200417
200513
200613
20078
200812
200913
20106
20116
20123
20136
20143
20173
20193
20236

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Shante isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2023
9
Rank in 2023
#10,312
How rare
1 in 178,286 girls
Since 1964
5,814

Shante was last recorded in 2023. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1985, at 210 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Shante doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.