Shanti
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAN-tee
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,276 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #8,858 for girls
Shanti is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “peace, calm”. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 8,858th for girls in the US (11 babies).
What does Shanti mean?
Sanskrit: Sanskrit shanti
“peace, calm”
Hindu and Buddhist prayers often close with the chant 'Om shanti shanti shanti'.
Is Shanti a girl's or a boy's name?
Shanti is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 11 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shanti in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,276th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Shanti, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2003, with 17 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shanti in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Shanti in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,809 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 12 | #2,234 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,478 |
| 2008 | 12 | #2,156 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,874 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,614 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,692 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 17 | #1,369 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
How popular is Shanti in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,858th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 150,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the US were named Shanti, making it the 8,858th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,541st. Its busiest year was 2003, with 77 girls. It first appears in the records in 1966.
Half of all the girls named Shanti in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shanti in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,858 |
| 2024 | 19 | #6,164 |
| 2023 | 10 | #9,611 |
| 2022 | 14 | #7,626 |
| 2021 | 15 | #7,245 |
| 2020 | 10 | #9,541 |
| 2019 | 19 | #6,172 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7,096 |
| 2017 | 25 | #5,189 |
| 2016 | 35 | #4,156 |
| 2015 | 33 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 19 | #6,449 |
| 2013 | 28 | #4,885 |
| 2012 | 43 | #3,643 |
| 2011 | 38 | #3,915 |
| 2010 | 37 | #4,022 |
| 2009 | 37 | #4,106 |
| 2008 | 45 | #3,583 |
| 2007 | 54 | #3,168 |
| 2006 | 53 | #3,135 |
| 2005 | 49 | #3,166 |
| 2004 | 50 | #3,067 |
| 2003 | 77 | #2,226 |
| 2002 | 62 | #2,524 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 22 | #5,146 |
| 1999 | 23 | #4,713 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 17 | #5,622 |
| 1996 | 20 | #4,878 |
| 1995 | 27 | #3,873 |
| 1994 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 1993 | 20 | #4,820 |
| 1992 | 39 | #2,969 |
| 1991 | 19 | #4,998 |
| 1990 | 21 | #4,518 |
| 1989 | 31 | #3,324 |
| 1988 | 21 | #4,167 |
| 1987 | 35 | #2,778 |
| 1986 | 29 | #3,133 |
| 1985 | 33 | #2,803 |
| 1984 | 32 | #2,780 |
| 1983 | 32 | #2,720 |
| 1982 | 37 | #2,532 |
| 1981 | 41 | #2,375 |
| 1980 | 58 | #1,863 |
| 1979 | 53 | #1,952 |
| 1978 | 47 | #2,012 |
| 1977 | 49 | #1,976 |
| 1976 | 35 | #2,334 |
| 1975 | 46 | #1,935 |
| 1974 | 46 | #1,881 |
| 1973 | 44 | #1,885 |
| 1972 | 45 | #1,856 |
| 1971 | 44 | #1,937 |
| 1970 | 32 | #2,354 |
| 1969 | 13 | #3,957 |
| 1968 | 8 | #5,146 |
| 1967 | 8 | #4,981 |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
Names like Shanti
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sanvi, Saanvi, Dhriti, Dhanvi, Tanvi, Yashvi, Kashvi, Sharvi, Krishvi, Saavi, Vaani, Priya
Names related to Shanti
Shante, Shantay, Shantae, Shanta, Shantia, Shanty, Shanita, Shaunte
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
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, “Shanti: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shanti, updated 20 October 2026.