Shawntella — girls' name
10 babies named Shawntella in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
10 girls have been named Shawntella since 1972, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1981.
- 10
- total births
- 1972–1981
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
50% of everyone ever named Shawntella was born in this single decade.
5 babies were named Shawntella in 1972 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Shawntella
The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Shawntella between 1972 and 1981, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shawntella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Shawntella performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shawntella shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Shawntella 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 10 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.
Shawntella at a glance
Last recorded 1981Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Shawntella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1972
- Peak year (1972)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1981.
10 total births across 10 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1972 with 5 births in a single year.
Shawntella by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 5 births that decade — 50% of Shawntella's all-time total
Shawntella decade highlights
- Peak decade 5 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Shawntella's strongest decade
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 50% of all-time use.
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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, 1972–1981 (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.