Girls' name · since 1969
Shontelle
Shontelle has 257 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,357 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 257
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shontelle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 257 recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shontelle has been recorded 257 times among girls since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2011.
- #17,357 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 257 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shontelle ranks #17,357 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 257 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #17,357 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 257
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shontelle's 257 recorded births place it above 75.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shontelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shontelle's full recorded timeline at 1983, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shontelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2011
- Peak year (1971)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Shontelle by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (127 births, 49% of the file).
1970s was Shontelle's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Shontelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
127 births
- 1980s
1980s
73 births
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 127 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shontelle's data
- Shontelle's decade-level peak was the 1970s (127 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shontelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1969–2011 (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 Shontelle 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.