Recorded 1968–1995 Girls' name Peak 1993 117 births

Shawnelle — girls' name

117 babies named Shawnelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s131970s221980s511990s31

The verdict

117 girls have been named Shawnelle since 1968, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1995.

117
total births
1968–1995
years on record
1980s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Shawnelle was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

10 babies were named Shawnelle in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shawnelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 117 babies named Shawnelle between 1968 and 1995, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shawnelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shawnelle performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shawnelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shawnelle 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 117 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.

Shawnelle at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

117

Since 1968

28 years of records

Peak year

1993

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1968

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1995

Shawnelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1968

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1993)
10
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4681012 1995199019871982197519691968 6

Shawnelle by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
51 births that decade — 44% of Shawnelle's all-time total
1960s131970s221980s511990s31

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shawnelle?
117 babies have been named Shawnelle since 1968. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1993 with 10 births.
When was Shawnelle most popular?
Shawnelle was most popular in the 1980s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Shawnelle been used?
Shawnelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 28 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Shawnelle?
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, 1968–1995 (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.