Recorded 1977–2007 Girls' name Peak 1985 176 births

Shaneil — girls' name

176 babies named Shaneil in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

176 girls have been named Shaneil since 1977, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2007.

176
total births
1977–2007
years on record
1980s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Shaneil was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

15 babies were named Shaneil in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaneil

The Social Security Administration has registered 176 babies named Shaneil between 1977 and 2007, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shaneil currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaneil performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shaneil shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaneil 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 176 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.

Shaneil at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

176

Since 1977

31 years of records

Peak year

1985

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1977

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2007

Shaneil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1977

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1985)
15
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Shaneil by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
78 births that decade — 44% of Shaneil's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaneil?
176 babies have been named Shaneil since 1977. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1985 with 15 births.
When was Shaneil most popular?
Shaneil was most popular in the 1980s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Shaneil been used?
Shaneil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 31 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Shaneil?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1977–2007 (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.