Shanti
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning peace or tranquility.
Babies a year
5
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4201
5 babies
Shanti by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Shanti. In the US, 25 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 77 babies in 2003, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Shanti. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean peace
Like Shanti, each of these has peace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliviaolive tree; symbol of peace18,642 in the US (2017)
- Serenitythe state of being serene or peaceful3,543 in the US (2017)
- Freddiepeaceful ruler; from Frederick2,526 in England and Wales (2025)
- Paytonpeace settlement or town; variant of Paxton1,922 in the US (2017)
- Harmonyharmony, agreement, concordance1,694 in the US (2017)
- Maliacalm, peaceful; hawaiian form of Mary1,416 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Shanti
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