Given name & surname
Shanton
“from a stony place; a beautiful singer”
Shanton is a variant of Shantelle. In American use, Shantelle carries the interpretation “from a stony place; a beautiful singer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shanton is a variant of Shantelle. In American use, Shantelle carries the interpretation “from a stony place; a beautiful singer.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Shanton connects to the Chantal name family through Shantelle. An origin associated with Chantal is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shanton through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 57
- 42 boys · 15 girls
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 11 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 boys is 5 in 1999. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 1973. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 121 as a first name in 2020; 230 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Shanton’s family of names
Shanton has a related form in Shantelle.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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