Recorded 1968–1995 Girls' name Peak 1971 210 births

Shawntelle — girls' name

210 babies named Shawntelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s131970s901980s661990s41

The verdict

210 girls have been named Shawntelle since 1968, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1995.

210
total births
1968–1995
years on record
1970s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Shawntelle was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

13 babies were named Shawntelle in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shawntelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 210 babies named Shawntelle between 1968 and 1995, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shawntelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shawntelle performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shawntelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shawntelle 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 210 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.

Shawntelle at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

210

Since 1968

28 years of records

Peak year

1971

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1968

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1995

Shawntelle popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1971)
13
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
468101214 19951991198619821978197419701968 5

Shawntelle by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
90 births that decade — 43% of Shawntelle's all-time total
1960s131970s901980s661990s41

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shawntelle?
210 babies have been named Shawntelle since 1968. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1971 with 13 births.
When was Shawntelle most popular?
Shawntelle was most popular in the 1970s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Shawntelle been used?
Shawntelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 28 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Shawntelle?
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.