Recorded 1996–2022 Girls' name Peak 2004 41 births

Shanelly — girls' name

41 babies named Shanelly in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s202010s112020s5

The verdict

41 girls have been named Shanelly since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.

41
total births
1996–2022
years on record
2000s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Shanelly was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

10 babies were named Shanelly in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shanelly

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Shanelly between 1996 and 2022, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shanelly currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shanelly performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shanelly shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shanelly 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 41 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.

Shanelly at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

41

Since 1996

27 years of records

Peak year

2004

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1996

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2022

Shanelly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1996

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2004)
10
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4681012 2022201820122004200220011996 5

Shanelly by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
20 births that decade — 49% of Shanelly's all-time total
1990s52000s202010s112020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shanelly?
41 babies have been named Shanelly since 1996. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2004 with 10 births.
When was Shanelly most popular?
Shanelly was most popular in the 2000s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Shanelly been used?
Shanelly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 27 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Shanelly?
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, 1996–2022 (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.