Shante
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- shahn-TAY
- Origin
- Modern
Shante is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shante come from?
Modern: American coinage, probably modelled on French chanté
Is Shante a girl's or a boy's name?
Shante is a girls' name.
How popular is Shante in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 15 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shante in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Shante in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 13 | #2,046 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,987 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,561 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,649 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
How popular is Shante in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 368 girls. It first appears in the records in 1964.
Half of all the girls named Shante in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 1991, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shante in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | #10,307 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 24 | #5,707 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 25 | #5,382 |
| 2005 | 24 | #5,261 |
| 2004 | 31 | #4,383 |
| 2003 | 53 | #2,882 |
| 2002 | 43 | #3,237 |
| 2001 | 47 | #3,005 |
| 2000 | 56 | #2,628 |
| 1999 | 46 | #2,893 |
| 1998 | 52 | #2,611 |
| 1997 | 81 | #1,825 |
| 1996 | 95 | #1,613 |
| 1995 | 139 | #1,226 |
| 1994 | 151 | #1,167 |
| 1993 | 251 | #801 |
| 1992 | 224 | #880 |
| 1991 | 256 | #798 |
| 1990 | 368 | #611 |
| 1989 | 319 | #646 |
| 1988 | 325 | #614 |
| 1987 | 287 | #655 |
| 1986 | 329 | #586 |
| 1985 | 361 | #549 |
| 1984 | 185 | #837 |
| 1983 | 173 | #874 |
| 1982 | 181 | #857 |
| 1981 | 201 | #801 |
| 1980 | 195 | #817 |
| 1979 | 192 | #821 |
| 1978 | 232 | #685 |
| 1977 | 199 | #761 |
| 1976 | 101 | #1,149 |
| 1975 | 78 | #1,365 |
| 1974 | 68 | #1,464 |
| 1973 | 71 | #1,388 |
| 1972 | 73 | #1,364 |
| 1971 | 53 | #1,709 |
| 1970 | 46 | #1,877 |
| 1969 | 30 | #2,350 |
| 1968 | 24 | #2,538 |
| 1967 | 13 | #3,655 |
| 1966 | 8 | #4,865 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
Names like Shante
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Priya Jasmine Pranshi Anya Sanvi Shreya Sharvi Amrit Shree Simran Saavi Krisha
Names related to Shante
Shanti Shantay Shantae Shontae Shanta Shantia Shanty Shanita Shaunte
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, “Shante: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shante, updated 20 October 2026.