Girls' name · since 1972
Shontella
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Shontella, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #48,177 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
17 girls have been named Shontella since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shontella recorded 17 times among girls since 1972, 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 1972 to 1974.
- #48,177 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shontella ranks #48,177 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #48,177 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shontella's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shontella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shontella's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shontella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1974
- Peak year (1974)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Shontella by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Shontella's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Shontella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shontella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~2 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, 1972–1974 (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 Shontella 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.