girl's name
Shontay
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Births on record 580
Shontay is a girl's name. In 2000 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1977, when 44 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1968.
Shontay over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2000, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 15 |
| 1970s | 213 |
| 1980s | 221 |
| 1990s | 122 |
| 2000s (to 2000) | 6 |
How popular is Shontay?
In 2000, Shontay was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Shontay is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Shontay
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shontay also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shontay over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shontay
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shontay — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shontay
How popular is the name Shontay?
In 2000, Shontay was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Shontay a girl's or a boy's name?
Shontay is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Shontay most popular?
Shontay peaked in 1977, when 44 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.