Recorded 1971–1990 Girls' name Peak 1974 51 births

Shontrell — girls' name

51 babies named Shontrell in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s331980s111990s7

The verdict

51 girls have been named Shontrell since 1971, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1990.

51
total births
1971–1990
years on record
1970s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

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

1974
Single peak year

14 babies were named Shontrell in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shontrell

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Shontrell between 1971 and 1990, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shontrell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shontrell performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shontrell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shontrell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shontrell 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 51 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.

Shontrell at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

51

Since 1971

20 years of records

Peak year

1974

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1971

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1990

Shontrell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1971

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1974)
14
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
46810121416 1990198419801977197619741971 7

Shontrell by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
33 births that decade — 65% of Shontrell's all-time total
1970s331980s111990s7

Shontrell by state

Where Shontrell concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shontrell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
6 11.8%
Louisiana share of Shontrell's total US births 11.8%

6 of 51 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shontrell?
51 babies have been named Shontrell since 1971. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1974 with 14 births.
When was Shontrell most popular?
Shontrell was most popular in the 1970s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Shontrell most popular?
The top states for the name Shontrell are Louisiana (6 births).
How long has the name Shontrell been used?
Shontrell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 20 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Shontrell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shonda, Shoshana, Shonna, Shona, 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, 1971–1990 (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.