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Shateria
How to Pronounce Shateria
Pronounced shuh-TEER-ee-uh /ʃəˈtɪər.i.ə/Medium
Meaning: Shateria is a modern American coinage built from the popular Sha- prefix (as in Shanice, Shatara) and a flowing -teria ending that rhymes with Valeria and Materia. It was assembled for its melody rather than from a single root, so it carries no fixed dictionary meaning.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Shateria appears in United States records from about 1984 and peaks near 1991, part of the rich Sha- naming tradition that flourished in African-American communities through the 1980s and 1990s. Its four rolling syllables were shaped for sound rather than borrowed from an old root. It stayed rare throughout, given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its peak.
A Shateria born around 1991 is now an adult. The name reflects a genuine creativity in naming; it never crossed into the wider mainstream and remains a distinctive individual choice rather than a rising trend.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Shateria mean?
It is a modern coinage joining the Sha- prefix with a -teria ending, chosen for its sound rather than a fixed meaning.
How do you pronounce Shateria?
It's said shuh-TEER-ee-uh /ʃəˈtɪər.i.ə/, four syllables, stress on the second.
Is Shateria a boy or girl name?
Shateria is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Shateria?
It has always been rare, an invented Sha- name that appeared in the nineteen-eighties and never spread widely.