Shantanu

shan-TAH-noo /ʃænˈtɑːnuː/
boy 3 syllables fading

Shantanu is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 2000s and has all but disappeared.

Shantanu is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2011. Shantanu was first reported in SSA data in 1990 and peaked in 2002 (9 births).

About the name Shantanu

Pronunciationshan-TAH-noo /ʃænˈtɑːnuː/
9peak births 2002
1990first in SSA data

Names similar to Shantanu

ShantonShantinaShantanaShuntanaShandonShandenShontinaShawnShantara

How popular is Shantanu?

Boys named Shantanu
199019952000200520102011
Boys named Shantanu per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1990–2011 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2011) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Shantanu total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201155#14,020
201077#10,576
200955#14,173
200888#9,720
200788#9,628
200666#11,834
200466#11,137
200299#7,539
199855#11,041
19965—#10,299
19905—#9,290
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