Shanty
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAN-tee
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Shanty is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “peace”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shanty mean?
Sanskrit: probably a spelling of Shanti
“peace”
Usually a spelling of Shanti, peace; in English a shanty is also a sea song or a rough hut.
Is Shanty a girl's or a boy's name?
Shanty is a girls' name.
How popular is Shanty in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 28 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Shanty in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shanty in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 28 | #4,852 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
Names like Shanty
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saanvi, Sanvi, Dhriti, Arya, Avani, Prisha, Navya, Navy, Aadhya, Aarya, Shreya, Kavya
Names related to Shanty
Shanti, Shante, Shanta, Shantia, Shantae, Shanita, Shantay, Shaunte
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Shivansh
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, “Shanty: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shanty, updated 20 October 2026.