Shaniel — girls' name

What the Data Says About Shaniel

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Shaniel between 1978 and 1995, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shaniel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaniel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shaniel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaniel 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 40 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.