Shakell — boys' name
29 babies named Shakell in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
29 boys have been named Shakell since 1991, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1996.
- 29
- total births
- 1991–1996
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
100% of everyone ever named Shakell was born in this single decade.
11 babies were named Shakell in 1993 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Shakell
The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Shakell between 1991 and 1996, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shakell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Shakell is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 1994.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Shakell performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Shakell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 29 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Shakell at a glance
Last recorded 1996Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Shakell popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1991
- Peak year (1993)
- 11
- Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1996.
29 total births across 6 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1993 with 11 births in a single year.
Shakell popularity over time — girls
10 total births recorded since 1994 (Shakell as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Shakell accounts for 26% of total recorded use across both genders.
Shakell by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 29 births that decade — 100% of Shakell's all-time total
Shakell decade highlights
- Peak decade 29 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Shakell's strongest decade
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 100% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.