Girls' name · since 1969
Shenelle
432 babies named Shenelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,917 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 432
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shenelle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 432 recorded since 1969.
Shenelle has 432 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2014.
- #12,917 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 432 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shenelle ranks #12,917 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 432 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,917 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 432
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shenelle's 432 recorded births place it above 82.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shenelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shenelle's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shenelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2014
- Peak year (1988)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Shenelle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (173 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Shenelle's strongest decade.
173 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Shenelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s
1970s
88 births
- 1980s
1980s
173 births
- 1990s
1990s
113 births
- 2000s 43
2000s
43 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 173 births (40% of all-time use).
Shenelle by state
Where Shenelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8 | 1.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 6 | 1.4% |
8 of 432 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Shenelle's data
- Shenelle's decade-level peak was the 1980s (173 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shenelles (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Shenelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1969–2014 (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 Shenelle 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.