Is Shasta a boy or girl name?
Shasta is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 0 boys were named Shasta, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.5% of the 4,335 US babies named Shasta were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,427
- Babies named Shasta since 1926
- 4,335
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 235 babies
Boys and girls named Shasta, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 8 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 93 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 102 | 100% |
| 1970s | 5 | 1,119 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 10 | 1,784 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 0 | 764 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 277 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 124 | 100% |
| 2020s | 5 | 39 | 88.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,427 |
| 2023 | 5 | #13,862 | 8 | #12,021 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,081 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,269 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,147 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,070 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,386 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,653 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,943 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,336 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,513 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,332 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,291 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,830 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 19 | #7,026 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 18 | #7,363 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 29 | #5,078 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,527 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,358 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,722 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,538 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,159 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,928 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,894 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,670 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,528 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,816 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,367 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,147 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,824 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,939 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,521 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,483 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,264 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,104 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,171 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,080 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 160 | #986 |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,418 | 174 | #911 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 191 | #827 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 194 | #803 |
| 1982 | 5 | #7,208 | 192 | #822 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 228 | #728 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 220 | #753 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 235 | #716 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,618 | 227 | #700 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 153 | #920 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 158 | #864 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,324 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,447 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,523 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,782 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,555 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,412 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,488 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,722 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,945 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,163 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,703 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,395 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,989 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,490 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,489 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,486 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,788 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,835 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,164 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,419 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,008 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,999 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,187 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,472 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,955 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,986 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,156 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,517 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shasta reached #6,618 in 1978. As a girl name, it reached #700 in 1978. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.