Given name
Shasta
“from the triplepeaked mountain”
Shasta is used as a given name. One Native American interpretation is “from the triplepeaked mountain.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “from the triplepeaked mountain.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1926. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shasta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,340
- 20 boys · 4,320 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 235 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,904 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −20%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,904 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 29.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 235 in 1979. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,614 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.
Shasta’s family of names
Shasta has a related form in Shastah. Shasta has a related form in Shastea. Shasta has a related form in Shasteya.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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