Unisex name · since 1970
Shawndell
258 babies named Shawndell in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,480 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 258
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shawndell sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 258 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawndell has been recorded 258 times among boys since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2007.
- #11,480 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 258 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawndell ranks #11,480 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 258 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,480 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 258
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shawndell's 258 recorded births place it above 74.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shawndell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shawndell's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shawndell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2007
- Peak year (1978)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Shawndell popularity over time - girls
146 total births recorded since 1967 (Shawndell as girls' name)
Shawndell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (94 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Shawndell's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Shawndell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
84 births
- 1980s
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
94 births
- 2000s 33
2000s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 94 births (36% of all-time use).
Shawndell by state
Where Shawndell concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 21 | 8.1% |
21 of 258 births nationwide.
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- Shawndell's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (94 total births) through the 2000s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shawndells (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Shawndell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1970–2007 (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 Shawndell 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.