Shonte
Shonte is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Shonte Peoples, Canadian football player Shonte Seale, Barbadian netball player
Meaning & Origin of Shonte
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shonte is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Shonte Peoples, Canadian football player Shonte Seale, Barbadian netball player
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The Story of Shonte
As a girl name
Shonte first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1967, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 58 Shontes were born — ranking #1,906 that year. As of 2026, Shonte ranks #13,843 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Shontes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Shonte first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1971, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1976, when 12 Shontes were born — ranking #3,095 that year. As of 2026, Shonte ranks #7,971 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 80 Shontes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Shonte
Shonte is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Shonte's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #1,906. Use the chart and map above to compare Shonte's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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