Recorded 1968–2007 Girls' name Peak 1974 495 births

Shawntell — girls' name

495 babies named Shawntell in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s171970s2061980s1441990s1062000s22
1970s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Shawntell was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

31 babies were named Shawntell in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shawntell

The Social Security Administration has registered 495 babies named Shawntell between 1968 and 2007, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shawntell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shawntell performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 206 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shawntell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Shawntell in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shawntell 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 495 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.

Shawntell at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

495

Since 1968

40 years of records

Peak year

1974

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1968

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2007

Shawntell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1968

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1974)
31
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
010203040 20071997199219871982197719721968 7

Shawntell by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
206 births that decade — 42% of Shawntell's all-time total
1960s171970s2061980s1441990s1062000s22

Shawntell by state

Where Shawntell concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Shawntell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
12 2.4%
#2 Illinois
6 1.2%
#3 California
5 1.0%
Louisiana share of Shawntell's total US births 2.4%
Even split

12 of 495 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shawntell?
495 babies have been named Shawntell since 1968. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1974 with 31 births.
When was Shawntell most popular?
Shawntell was most popular in the 1970s decade with 206 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Shawntell most popular?
The top states for the name Shawntell are Louisiana (12 births), Illinois (6 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Shawntell been used?
Shawntell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 40 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Shawntell?
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, 1968–2007 (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.