Recorded 1977–1992 Girls' name Peak 1978 31 births

Shaunelle — girls' name

31 babies named Shaunelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s151990s5

The verdict

31 girls have been named Shaunelle since 1977, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1992.

31
total births
1977–1992
years on record
1980s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Shaunelle was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

6 babies were named Shaunelle in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaunelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Shaunelle between 1977 and 1992, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shaunelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaunelle performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shaunelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaunelle 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 31 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.

Shaunelle at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

31

Since 1977

16 years of records

Peak year

1978

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1977

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1992

Shaunelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1977

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1978)
6
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Shaunelle by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
15 births that decade — 48% of Shaunelle's all-time total
1970s111980s151990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaunelle?
31 babies have been named Shaunelle since 1977. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1978 with 6 births.
When was Shaunelle most popular?
Shaunelle was most popular in the 1980s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Shaunelle been used?
Shaunelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 16 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Shaunelle?
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, 1977–1992 (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.