Recorded 1972–1982 Girls' name Peak 1972 20 births

Shavella — girls' name

20 babies named Shavella in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s5

The verdict

20 girls have been named Shavella since 1972, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1982.

20
total births
1972–1982
years on record
1970s
peak decade
75%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Shavella was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

5 babies were named Shavella in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shavella

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Shavella between 1972 and 1982, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shavella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shavella performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shavella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shavella 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 20 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.

Shavella at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

20

Since 1972

11 years of records

Peak year

1972

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1972

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1982

Shavella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1972

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1972)
5
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
5 1982197719731972 5

Shavella by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
15 births that decade — 75% of Shavella's all-time total
1970s151980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shavella?
20 babies have been named Shavella since 1972. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1972 with 5 births.
When was Shavella most popular?
Shavella was most popular in the 1970s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Shavella been used?
Shavella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 11 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Shavella?
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, 1972–1982 (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.