Girls' name · since 1968
Shawntell
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.
- #11,939 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 495
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shawntell is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 495 have been recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawntell has been recorded 495 times among girls since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2007.
- #11,939 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 495 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shawntell ranks #11,939 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 495 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,939 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 495
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shawntell's 495 recorded births place it above 83.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Shawntell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shawntell's full recorded timeline at 1985, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shawntell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2007
- Peak year (1974)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Shawntell by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (206 births, 42% of the file).
1970s was Shawntell's strongest decade.
206 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Shawntell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s
1970s
206 births
- 1980s
1980s
144 births
- 1990s
1990s
106 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 206 births (42% of all-time use).
Shawntell by state
Where Shawntell concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 12 | 2.4% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
12 of 495 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Shawntell's data
- Shawntell's decade-level peak was the 1970s (206 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Shawntells (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shawntell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1968–2007 (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 Shawntell 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.