Recorded 1979–1990 Girls' name Peak 1990 15 births

Shauntal — girls' name

15 babies named Shauntal in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51990s10

The verdict

15 girls have been named Shauntal since 1979, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1990.

15
total births
1979–1990
years on record
1990s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Shauntal was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

10 babies were named Shauntal in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shauntal

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Shauntal between 1979 and 1990, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shauntal currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shauntal performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shauntal shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shauntal in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shauntal 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 15 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.

Shauntal at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

15

Since 1979

12 years of records

Peak year

1990

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1979

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1990

Shauntal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1979

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1990)
10
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4681012 19901979 5

Shauntal by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
10 births that decade — 67% of Shauntal's all-time total
1970s51990s10

Shauntal by state

Where Shauntal concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shauntal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 33.3%
Texas share of Shauntal's total US births 33.3%

5 of 15 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shauntal?
15 babies have been named Shauntal since 1979. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1990 with 10 births.
When was Shauntal most popular?
Shauntal was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Shauntal most popular?
The top states for the name Shauntal are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Shauntal been used?
Shauntal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 12 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Shauntal?
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, 1979–1990 (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.