Recorded 1977–1995 Girls' name Peak 1995 12 births

Shinelle — girls' name

12 babies named Shinelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51990s7

The verdict

12 girls have been named Shinelle since 1977, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1995.

12
total births
1977–1995
years on record
1990s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Shinelle was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

7 babies were named Shinelle in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shinelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Shinelle between 1977 and 1995, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shinelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shinelle performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shinelle shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shinelle 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 12 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.

Shinelle at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

12

Since 1977

19 years of records

Peak year

1995

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1977

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1995

Shinelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1977

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1995)
7
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19951977 5

Shinelle by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
7 births that decade — 58% of Shinelle's all-time total
1970s51990s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shinelle?
12 babies have been named Shinelle since 1977. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1995 with 7 births.
When was Shinelle most popular?
Shinelle was most popular in the 1990s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Shinelle been used?
Shinelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 19 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Shinelle?
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, 1977–1995 (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.