Girls' name · since 1964
Shantelle
Shantelle has 2,680 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,860 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,680
- born since 1964
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shantelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,680 have been recorded since 1964.
Shantelle has 2,680 recorded births among girls since 1964, 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 1964 to 2019.
- #3,860 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,680 born since 1964
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shantelle ranks #3,860 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,680 born since 1964, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,860 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,680
- born since 1964
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shantelle's 2,680 recorded births place it above 94.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
Shantelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shantelle's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 124, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shantelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2019
- Peak year (1987)
- 124
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Shantelle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (911 births, 34% of the file).
1980s was Shantelle's strongest decade.
911 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Shantelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 105
1960s
105 births
- 1970s
1970s
532 births
- 1980s
1980s
911 births
- 1990s
1990s
786 births
- 2000s 239
2000s
239 births
- 2010s 107
2010s
107 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 911 births (34% of all-time use).
How Shantelle 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 Shantelle's total volume
Shantelle by state
Where Shantelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 168 | 6.3% |
| #2 | California | | 148 | 5.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 135 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 66 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 56 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Utah | | 47 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 40 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Texas | | 37 | 1.4% |
168 of 2,680 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Shantelle appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shantelle's data
- Shantelle's decade-level peak was the 1980s (911 total births); usage has since declined to 107 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Shantelles (168 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
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 Shantelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1964–2019 (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 Shantelle 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.