Recorded 1978–2013 Girls' name Peak 1984 190 births

Shannelle — girls' name

190 babies named Shannelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s671990s612000s342010s13

The verdict

190 girls have been named Shannelle since 1978, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2013.

190
total births
1978–2013
years on record
1980s
peak decade
35%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Shannelle was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

13 babies were named Shannelle in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shannelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 190 babies named Shannelle between 1978 and 2013, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shannelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shannelle performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shannelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shannelle 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 190 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.

Shannelle at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

190

Since 1978

36 years of records

Peak year

1984

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1978

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2013

Shannelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1978

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1984)
13
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
468101214 201320061997199319901987198419791978 6

Shannelle by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
67 births that decade — 35% of Shannelle's all-time total
1970s151980s671990s612000s342010s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shannelle?
190 babies have been named Shannelle since 1978. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1984 with 13 births.
When was Shannelle most popular?
Shannelle was most popular in the 1980s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Shannelle been used?
Shannelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 36 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Shannelle?
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.

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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, 1978–2013 (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.