Girls' name · since 1964
Shevelle
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.
- #22,216 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 159
- born since 1964
- 1960s
- peak decade
159 girls have been named Shevelle since 1964, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shevelle recorded 159 times among girls since 1964, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2019.
- #22,216 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 159 born since 1964
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shevelle ranks #22,216 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 159 born since 1964, peaking in the 1960s.
- #22,216 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 159
- born since 1964
- 1960s
- peak decade
Shevelle's 159 recorded births place it above 69.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shevelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shevelle's full recorded timeline at 1983, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shevelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2019
- Peak year (1964)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Shevelle by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (40 births, 25% of the file).
1960s was Shevelle's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Shevelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
40 births
- 1970s
1970s
29 births
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
22 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 40 births (25% of all-time use).
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- Shevelle's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (40 total births) through the 2010s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Shevelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1964–2019 (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 Shevelle 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.