Is Shanti a boy or girl name?
Shanti is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 19 girls and 0 boys were named Shanti, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 93% of the 2,014 US babies named Shanti were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,339
- Babies named Shanti since 1966
- 2,014
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 77 babies
Boys and girls named Shanti, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 34 | 100% |
| 1970s | 93 | 441 | 82.6% |
| 1980s | 42 | 349 | 89.3% |
| 1990s | 5 | 229 | 97.9% |
| 2000s | 0 | 460 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 293 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 68 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,339 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,194 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,966 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,574 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,154 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,381 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,363 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,316 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,229 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,396 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,666 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,002 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,700 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,990 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,098 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,179 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,639 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,206 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,170 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,204 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,120 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,241 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,549 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,263 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,287 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,842 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,764 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,827 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,028 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,956 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,220 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,964 |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,590 | 39 | #3,024 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,147 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,664 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,384 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,285 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,842 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,655 | 29 | #3,189 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,850 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,496 | 32 | #2,834 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,771 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,533 | 37 | #2,572 |
| 1981 | 5 | #7,112 | 41 | #2,400 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,227 | 58 | #1,880 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,940 | 53 | #1,972 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,497 | 47 | #2,044 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,571 | 49 | #1,999 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,679 | 35 | #2,374 |
| 1975 | 13 | #3,053 | 46 | #1,956 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,885 | 46 | #1,906 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,183 | 44 | #1,909 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,309 | 45 | #1,881 |
| 1971 | 14 | #2,664 | 44 | #1,961 |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,326 | 32 | #2,388 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,142 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,554 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,363 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,426 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shanti reached #2,664 in 1971. As a girl name, it reached #1,880 in 1980. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shanti
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.