Recorded 1969–1997 Girls' name Peak 1981 266 births

Shauntell — girls' name

266 babies named Shauntell in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s821980s1031990s76
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Shauntell was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

18 babies were named Shauntell in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shauntell

The Social Security Administration has registered 266 babies named Shauntell between 1969 and 1997, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shauntell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shauntell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shauntell shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shauntell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shauntell 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 266 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.

Shauntell at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

266

Since 1969

29 years of records

Peak year

1981

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1969

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1997

Shauntell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1969

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1981)
18
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 19971993198919851981197719711969 5

Shauntell by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
103 births that decade — 39% of Shauntell's all-time total
1960s51970s821980s1031990s76

Shauntell by state

Where Shauntell concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shauntell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
13 4.9%
Louisiana share of Shauntell's total US births 4.9%

13 of 266 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shauntell?
266 babies have been named Shauntell since 1969. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1981 with 18 births.
When was Shauntell most popular?
Shauntell was most popular in the 1980s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Shauntell most popular?
The top states for the name Shauntell are Louisiana (13 births).
How long has the name Shauntell been used?
Shauntell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 29 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Shauntell?
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, 1969–1997 (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.