Given name
Shantae
“one who is poised”
Shantae is a variant of Shante. One American interpretation is “one who is poised.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shantae is a variant of Shante. One American interpretation is “one who is poised.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Shantae is a variant of Shante. An origin associated with Shante is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shantae through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,589
- 6 boys · 1,583 girls
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 87 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 87 in 1986. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,465 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Shantae’s family of names
Shantae has a related form in Shante.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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