Girls' name · since 1961
Shenell
Shenell has 624 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,289 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 624
- born since 1961
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shenell is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 624 have been recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shenell has been recorded 624 times among girls since 1961, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2007.
- #10,289 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 624 born since 1961
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shenell ranks #10,289 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 624 born since 1961, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,289 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 624
- born since 1961
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shenell's 624 recorded births place it above 85.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Shenell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shenell's full recorded timeline at 1983, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shenell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2007
- Peak year (1989)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Shenell by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (220 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Shenell's strongest decade.
220 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Shenell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 79
1960s
79 births
- 1970s
1970s
191 births
- 1980s
1980s
220 births
- 1990s
1990s
100 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 220 births (35% of all-time use).
How Shenell 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 Shenell's total volume
Shenell by state
Where Shenell concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
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What to do with Shenell's data
- Shenell's decade-level peak was the 1980s (220 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Shenells (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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shenell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1961–2007 (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 Shenell 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.