Unisex name · since 1968
Shandell
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 526 babies named Shandell, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,479 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 526
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shandell is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 526 have been recorded since 1968.
Shandell has 526 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2003.
- #11,479 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 526 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shandell ranks #11,479 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 526 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,479 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 526
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shandell's 526 recorded births place it above 84.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shandell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shandell's full recorded timeline at 1985, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shandell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2003
- Peak year (1991)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Shandell popularity over time - boys
68 total births recorded since 1971 (Shandell as boys' name)
Shandell by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (163 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Shandell's strongest decade.
163 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Shandell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
- 1970s
1970s
161 births
- 1980s
1980s
163 births
- 1990s
1990s
162 births
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 163 births (31% of all-time use).
How Shandell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shandell's total volume
Shandell by state
Where Shandell concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 2.1% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.0% |
11 of 526 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Shandell's decade-level peak was the 1980s (163 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shandells (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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shandell: 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 (~35 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, 1968–2003 (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 Shandell 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.