Girls' name · since 1978
Shannelle
Shannelle has 190 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,364 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 190
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shannelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 190 have been recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shannelle has been recorded 190 times among girls since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2013.
- #20,364 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 190 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shannelle ranks #20,364 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 190 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #20,364 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 190
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shannelle's 190 recorded births place it above 71.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shannelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shannelle's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shannelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2013
- Peak year (1984)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Shannelle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (67 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Shannelle's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Shannelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s
1980s
67 births
- 1990s
1990s
61 births
- 2000s
2000s
34 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 67 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Shannelle's decade-level peak was the 1980s (67 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shannelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1978–2013 (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 Shannelle 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.