Recorded 1967–1978 Girls' name Peak 1967 17 births

Shinell — girls' name

17 babies named Shinell in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s11

The verdict

17 girls have been named Shinell since 1967, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1978.

17
total births
1967–1978
years on record
1970s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Shinell was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

6 babies were named Shinell in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shinell

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Shinell between 1967 and 1978, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shinell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shinell performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shinell shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shinell 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 17 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.

Shinell at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

17

Since 1967

12 years of records

Peak year

1967

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1967

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1978

Shinell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1967

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1967)
6
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.5 197819701967 6

Shinell by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 65% of Shinell's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shinell?
17 babies have been named Shinell since 1967. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1967 with 6 births.
When was Shinell most popular?
Shinell was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Shinell been used?
Shinell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 12 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Shinell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shirley, Shiloh, Shira, Shirlee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1967–1978 (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.