Girls' name · since 1969
Shauntell
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.
- #17,008 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 266
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
266 girls have been named Shauntell since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shauntell recorded 266 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1997.
- #17,008 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 266 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shauntell ranks #17,008 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 266 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,008 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 266
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shauntell's 266 recorded births place it above 76.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Shauntell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shauntell's full recorded timeline at 1984, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shauntell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1997
- Peak year (1981)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1997.
266 total births across 29 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1981 with 18 births in a single year.
Shauntell by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (103 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Shauntell's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Shauntell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
82 births
- 1980s
1980s
103 births
- 1990s
1990s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 103 births (39% of all-time use).
Shauntell decade highlights
- Peak decade 103 births
- Runner-up 82 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Shauntell by state
Where Shauntell concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 13 | 4.9% |
13 of 266 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Louisiana 4.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Louisiana accounts for 4.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Shauntell's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (103 total births) through the 1990s (76) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Louisiana records the most Shauntells (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shauntell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1969–1997 (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 Shauntell 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.
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