Shasta is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Shasta means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Shasta across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Shasta has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Shasta is a girl name of Native American origin meaning “from Mount Shasta”. A place name from the California mountain and a Native American tribe.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,340 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Shasta per year, United States (1926 to 2025). United States peaked in 1979 (235/yr).
Shasta is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1979, when it ranked #1,261 nationally (given to 235 babies that year).
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