Recorded 1973–1994 Unisex name Peak 1979 42 births

Shaundell — boys' name

42 babies named Shaundell in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s111990s13
1970s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Shaundell was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

7 babies were named Shaundell in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaundell

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Shaundell between 1973 and 1994, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shaundell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Shaundell is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1979.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaundell performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shaundell shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaundell 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 42 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.

Shaundell at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

42

Since 1973

22 years of records

Peak year

1979

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1973

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1994

Shaundell popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1973

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1979)
7
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Shaundell popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1979 (Shaundell as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1979 5

Shaundell by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
18 births that decade — 43% of Shaundell's all-time total
1970s181980s111990s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaundell?
42 babies have been named Shaundell since 1973. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1979 with 7 births.
When was Shaundell most popular?
Shaundell was most popular in the 1970s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Is Shaundell a unisex name?
Yes, Shaundell is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 42 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Shaundell been used?
Shaundell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 22 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Shaundell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shawn, Shane, Shaun, Shannon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1973–1994 (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.