Shantavia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- shan-TAY-vee-a
- Origin
- Modern
Shantavia is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shantavia come from?
Modern: modern American coinage, Shan- + Tavia
Is Shantavia a girl's or a boy's name?
Shantavia is a girls' name.
How popular is Shantavia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 53 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the girls named Shantavia in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shantavia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5,565 |
| 2000 | 28 | #4,286 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 31 | #3,727 |
| 1997 | 30 | #3,713 |
| 1996 | 26 | #4,054 |
| 1995 | 31 | #3,487 |
| 1994 | 38 | #3,033 |
| 1993 | 43 | #2,763 |
| 1992 | 53 | #2,428 |
| 1991 | 33 | #3,295 |
| 1990 | 42 | #2,732 |
| 1989 | 45 | #2,522 |
| 1988 | 26 | #3,580 |
| 1987 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 1986 | 31 | #2,972 |
| 1985 | 27 | #3,245 |
| 1984 | 18 | #4,165 |
| 1983 | 17 | #4,285 |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,369 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
Names like Shantavia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Priya, Radhika, Shreya, Anika, Aviva, Sasha, Krisha, Saanvika, Dhara, Sveya, Shriya, Anya
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shantavia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shantavia, updated 20 October 2026.