Shantay
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- shan-TAY
- Origin
- Modern
Shantay is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shantay come from?
Modern: modern American coinage, a spelling of Shantae
Is Shantay a girl's or a boy's name?
Shantay is a girls' name.
How popular is Shantay in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shantay in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Shantay in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,755 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Shantay in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1987, with 72 girls. It first appears in the records in 1961.
Half of all the girls named Shantay in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 1990, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shantay in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6,294 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 23 | #4,448 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 28 | #3,785 |
| 1993 | 27 | #3,872 |
| 1992 | 36 | #3,139 |
| 1991 | 48 | #2,544 |
| 1990 | 35 | #3,151 |
| 1989 | 45 | #2,522 |
| 1988 | 54 | #2,126 |
| 1987 | 72 | #1,677 |
| 1986 | 51 | #2,078 |
| 1985 | 60 | #1,855 |
| 1984 | 41 | #2,339 |
| 1983 | 55 | #1,886 |
| 1982 | 48 | #2,115 |
| 1981 | 45 | #2,231 |
| 1980 | 57 | #1,886 |
| 1979 | 45 | #2,187 |
| 1978 | 68 | #1,581 |
| 1977 | 47 | #2,026 |
| 1976 | 31 | #2,545 |
| 1975 | 32 | #2,456 |
| 1974 | 28 | #2,616 |
| 1973 | 19 | #3,341 |
| 1972 | 31 | #2,356 |
| 1971 | 14 | #4,121 |
| 1970 | 11 | #4,760 |
| 1969 | 14 | #3,773 |
| 1968 | 8 | #5,146 |
| 1967 | 14 | #3,483 |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1965 | 8 | #4,830 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 6 | #5,859 |
| 1961 | 11 | #4,008 |
Names like Shantay
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Priya, Pranshi, Sanvi, Sharvi, Saavi, Amrit, Shreya, Krisha, Saanvi, Shriya, Sehrish, Avneet
Names related to Shantay
Shanti, Shante, Shantae, Santa, Shanta, Shantia, Shanty, Shanita
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Shantay: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shantay, updated 20 October 2026.