Recorded 1968–2015 Girls' name Peak 1983 913 births

Shauntel — girls' name

913 babies named Shauntel in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s271970s2161980s3311990s2702000s642010s5
1980s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Shauntel was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

42 babies were named Shauntel in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shauntel

The Social Security Administration has registered 913 babies named Shauntel between 1968 and 2015, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shauntel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shauntel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 331 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Shauntel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 38 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Shauntel in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shauntel 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 913 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.

Shauntel at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

913

Since 1968

48 years of records

Peak year

1983

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1968

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2015

Shauntel popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1968

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1983)
42
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
01020304050 201520021997199219871982197719721968 8

Shauntel popularity over time — boys

10 total births recorded since 1979 (Shauntel as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19801979 5

Shauntel by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
331 births that decade — 36% of Shauntel's all-time total
1960s271970s2161980s3311990s2702000s642010s5

Shauntel by state

Where Shauntel concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Shauntel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
38 4.2%
#2 Louisiana
17 1.9%
#3 New York
12 1.3%
#4 Utah
7 0.8%
#5 Illinois
5 0.5%
#6 Tennessee
5 0.5%
#7 Texas
5 0.5%
California share of Shauntel's total US births 4.2%
Even split

38 of 913 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shauntel?
913 babies have been named Shauntel since 1968. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1983 with 42 births.
When was Shauntel most popular?
Shauntel was most popular in the 1980s decade with 331 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Shauntel most popular?
The top states for the name Shauntel are California (38 births), Louisiana (17 births), New York (12 births).
How long has the name Shauntel been used?
Shauntel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 48 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Shauntel?
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.

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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, 1968–2015 (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.