Meaning: Its source is a Shastean (Native American) expression meaning "Three."

Popularity: The name Shasta ranked 2000th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Narrative: This is the name of a group of Native American tribes, in whose honor a mountain peak in California was named. The name itself probably derives from a three-peaked mountain.