Shanella — girls' name

What the Data Says About Shanella

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Shanella between 1973 and 1987, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shanella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shanella performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shanella shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shanella 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 33 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.