Recorded 1972–1996 Girls' name Peak 1993 42 births

Shaunell — girls' name

42 babies named Shaunell in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s221980s61990s14

The verdict

42 girls have been named Shaunell since 1972, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1996.

42
total births
1972–1996
years on record
1970s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Shaunell was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

7 babies were named Shaunell in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaunell

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Shaunell between 1972 and 1996, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shaunell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaunell performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shaunell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaunell 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.

Shaunell at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

42

Since 1972

25 years of records

Peak year

1993

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1972

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1996

Shaunell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1972

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1993)
7
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1996199319801979197519731972 5

Shaunell by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
22 births that decade — 52% of Shaunell's all-time total
1970s221980s61990s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaunell?
42 babies have been named Shaunell since 1972. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1993 with 7 births.
When was Shaunell most popular?
Shaunell was most popular in the 1970s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Shaunell been used?
Shaunell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 25 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Shaunell?
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.

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, 1972–1996 (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.