Recorded 1964–2019 Girls' name Peak 1964 159 births

Shevelle — girls' name

159 babies named Shevelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s401970s291980s301990s222000s52010s33

The verdict

159 girls have been named Shevelle since 1964, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 2019.

159
total births
1964–2019
years on record
1960s
peak decade
25%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Shevelle was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

13 babies were named Shevelle in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shevelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 159 babies named Shevelle between 1964 and 2019, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shevelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shevelle performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Shevelle shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shevelle 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 159 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.

Shevelle at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

159

Since 1964

56 years of records

Peak year

1964

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1964

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2019

Shevelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1964

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1964)
13
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
468101214 2019201019921983197719681964 13

Shevelle by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
40 births that decade — 25% of Shevelle's all-time total
1960s401970s291980s301990s222000s52010s33

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shevelle?
159 babies have been named Shevelle since 1964. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1964 with 13 births.
When was Shevelle most popular?
Shevelle was most popular in the 1960s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Shevelle been used?
Shevelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 56 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Shevelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sheila, Sherry, Shelby, Shelly, 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, 1964–2019 (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.