Girls' name · since 1963
Shawntel
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 1,135 babies named Shawntel, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,870 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,135
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shawntel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,135 have been recorded since 1963.
Shawntel has 1,135 recorded births among girls since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2011.
- #6,870 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,135 born since 1963
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawntel ranks #6,870 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,135 born since 1963, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,870 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,135
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shawntel's 1,135 recorded births place it above 90.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Shawntel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shawntel's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 63, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shawntel popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2011
- Peak year (1995)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Shawntel popularity over time - boys
17 total births recorded since 1975 (Shawntel as boys' name)
Shawntel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (370 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Shawntel's strongest decade.
370 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Shawntel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 47
1960s
47 births
- 1970s
1970s
346 births
- 1980s
1980s
309 births
- 1990s
1990s
370 births
- 2000s 56
2000s
56 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 370 births (33% of all-time use).
How Shawntel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shawntel's total volume
Shawntel by state
Where Shawntel concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 77 | 6.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 15 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | New Mexico | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
77 of 1,135 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Shawntel appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shawntel's data
- Shawntel's decade-level peak was the 1990s (370 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shawntels (77 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Shawntel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1963–2011 (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 Shawntel 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.