Shateria
A feminine name with obscure roots but suggested meanings of "gift", "blessing" or "beautiful one".
Name Census estimates that about 234 living Americans carry the first name Shateria. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Shateria today is around 33 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Shateria births was 1991 (23 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Shateria. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
234
~ 1 in 1,464,762 Americans
Peak year
1991
23 babies that year
Average age
33
years old
2005 SSA rank
#18,736
Tracked since 1984
Census
Shateria in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 226 people with the first name Shateria, which placed it at #35,529 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#35,529
National first-name rank
People counted
226
226 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
92.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Shateria
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Shateria is Black at 92.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (2.7%) and Two or More Races (2.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Shateria described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Shateria at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American92.9% · 210
- Hispanic or Latino2.7% · 6
- Two or more races2.7% · 6
- White1.3% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 1
Popularity
Shateria: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Shateria from the 1980s through to the 2000s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 150 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Shateria by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Shateria during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Shaterias live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Georgia, Florida, Texas recorded the most babies named Shateria, while Texas, Florida, Georgia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 8 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Shateria
The name Shateria is a modern invented name that likely originated in the United States in the late 20th century. It does not have a clear linguistic origin or root meaning from any particular language or culture. The name appears to be a creative combination of sounds and letter patterns that were fashionable for naming children during that time period.
There are no known historical references or appearances of the name Shateria in ancient texts, religious scriptures, or historical records prior to the 20th century. This is because it is a newly created name that arose in recent decades.
The earliest recorded examples of the name Shateria are from birth records and census data in the United States from the 1970s and 1980s. However, it is difficult to pinpoint the very first usage of the name or identify a specific individual who can be credited with coining it.
Due to its relatively recent emergence, there are no famous historical figures or notable individuals who bore the name Shateria prior to the late 20th century. However, here are five individuals with this first name from modern times:
1. Shateria Markies, an American professional basketball player born in 1990.
2. Shateria Shaylynn, an American singer and songwriter born in 1992.
3. Shateria Massey, an American activist and community organizer born in 1987.
4. Shateria Thompson, an American track and field athlete born in 1994.
5. Shateria Gilmore, an American author and poet born in 1988.
While these individuals have achieved some level of recognition or notability in their respective fields, the name Shateria itself does not have a long-standing historical pedigree or significant cultural associations beyond its recent usage as a modern invented name.
People
Shateria + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Shateria as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Shateria: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shateria?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 234 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Shateria going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,464,762 US residents.
Is Shateria a common name?
We classify Shateria as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 243 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Shateria most popular?
The single biggest year for Shateria was 1991, when 23 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Shateria is about 33 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Shateria in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 226 people with the name Shateria, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #35,529 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Shateria in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Shateria?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Shateria appears almost entirely female. Of the 220 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Shateria?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Shateria is Black at 92.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (2.7%) and Two or More Races (2.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Shateria most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Shateria in the 2020 Census, accounting for 92.9% (210 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Shateria in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Shateria a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Shateria in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Shateria still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Shateria in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Shateria can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Shateria?
Find out how many Americans are named Shateria on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.