Girls' name · since 1967
Shontel
Shontel has 771 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,971 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 771
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shontel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 771 have been recorded since 1967.
Social Security Administration records show Shontel recorded 771 times among girls since 1967, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2002.
- #8,971 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 771 born since 1967
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shontel ranks #8,971 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 771 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,971 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 771
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shontel's 771 recorded births place it above 87.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Shontel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shontel splits its recorded history at 1985: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1967 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 45 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shontel popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2002
- Peak year (1972)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Shontel popularity over time - boys
19 total births recorded since 1977 (Shontel as boys' name)
Shontel by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (309 births, 40% of the file).
1970s was Shontel's strongest decade.
309 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Shontel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 35
1960s
35 births
- 1970s
1970s
309 births
- 1980s
1980s
202 births
- 1990s
1990s
202 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 309 births (40% of all-time use).
How Shontel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shontel's total volume
Shontel by state
Where Shontel concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 34 | 4.4% |
| #2 | California | | 16 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
34 of 771 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Shontel's decade-level peak was the 1970s (309 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Shontels (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Shontel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1967–2002 (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 Shontel 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.