Girls' name · since 1972
Shaunell
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 42 babies named Shaunell, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #37,089 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 42
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shaunell sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 42 recorded since 1972.
Shaunell has 42 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1996.
- #37,089 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 42 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaunell ranks #37,089 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 42 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #37,089 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 42
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shaunell's 42 recorded births place it above 48.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shaunell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shaunell's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shaunell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1996
- Peak year (1993)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Shaunell by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (22 births, 52% of the file).
1970s was Shaunell's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Shaunell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 22 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Shaunell's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 1990s (14) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shaunell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1972–1996 (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 Shaunell 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.