Girls' name · since 1967
Shannel
Shannel has 1,256 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,426 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,256
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,256 girls have been named Shannel since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Shannel has 1,256 recorded births among girls since 1967, 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 1967 to 2023.
- #6,426 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,256 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shannel ranks #6,426 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,256 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,426 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,256
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shannel's 1,256 recorded births place it above 91.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Shannel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shannel splits its recorded history at 1993: 31% of all births land in the more recent half, 69% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 58 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shannel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2023
- Peak year (1986)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Shannel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (449 births, 36% of the file).
1980s was Shannel's strongest decade.
449 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Shannel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s
1970s
222 births
- 1980s
1980s
449 births
- 1990s
1990s
336 births
- 2000s 125
2000s
125 births
- 2010s 88
2010s
88 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 449 births (36% of all-time use).
How Shannel 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 Shannel's total volume
Shannel by state
Where Shannel concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 160 | 12.7% |
| #2 | California | | 136 | 10.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
160 of 1,256 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Shannel's data
- Shannel's decade-level peak was the 1980s (449 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shannels (160 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shannel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1967–2023 (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 Shannel 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.