Girls' name · since 1968
Shandel
Shandel has 365 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,311 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 365
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shandel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 365 have been recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shandel has been recorded 365 times among girls since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2002.
- #14,311 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 365 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shandel ranks #14,311 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 365 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,311 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 365
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shandel's 365 recorded births place it above 80.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shandel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shandel's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 48, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shandel popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2002
- Peak year (1991)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Shandel popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1973 (Shandel as boys' name)
Shandel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (143 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Shandel's strongest decade.
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Shandel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s
1970s
74 births
- 1980s
1980s
126 births
- 1990s
1990s
143 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 143 births (39% of all-time use).
Shandel by state
Where Shandel concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 3.0% |
11 of 365 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shandel's data
- Shandel's decade-level peak was the 1990s (143 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shandels (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shandel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1968–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shandel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.