Given name
Shantana
“a saintly woman”·“a saintly man”
Shantana is a variant of Santana. Interpretations include “a saintly woman” (Spanish) and “a saintly man” (Spanish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shantana is a variant of Santana. Interpretations include “a saintly woman” (Spanish) and “a saintly man” (Spanish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Shantana is a variant of Santana. An origin associated with Santana is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shantana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 157
- 0 boys · 157 girls
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 18 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 2002. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 1988. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 168 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.
Shantana’s family of names
Shantana has a related form in Santana.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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