Given name
Shantai
“one who is poised”
Shantai is a variant of Shante. One American interpretation is “one who is poised.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shantai is a variant of Shante. One American interpretation is “one who is poised.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Shantai 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 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shantai through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 160
- 0 boys · 160 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 15 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 7 in 2002. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 167 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.
Shantai’s family of names
Shantai has a related form in Shante.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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