Shonta

Shonta is a female given name: 96% of people named Shonta are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleMedium

Male 4%Female 96%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 4% male / 96% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 74 male / 1,604 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Shonta

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Shonta," in English, "Guten Tag Shonta," in German. Shonta is a female given name: about 96% of people named Shonta are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Shonta,

German

Guten Tag Shonta,

French

Bonjour Shonta,

Spanish

Estimado/a Shonta:

Chinese

Shonta您好：

Japanese

Shonta様

English

Hi Shonta,

German

Hi Shonta,

French

Salut Shonta,

Spanish

Hola Shonta,

Chinese

Shonta你好：

Japanese

Shontaさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Shonta by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	4%

United States birth data

74 male · 1,604 female · 1,678 births recorded

Male 4%Female 96%

Since 1980: 1% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Shonta a male or female name?

Shonta is a female given name: 96% of people named Shonta are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Shonta in an email?

Is Shonta a unisex name?

Shonta is not a unisex name: 4% of people named Shonta are men. Shonta leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Shonta a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/shonta (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_shonta,
  title  = {Is Shonta a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/shonta},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}