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.
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
65% of everyone ever named Shontrell was born in this single decade.
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 1990Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Shontrell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1971
- Peak year (1974)
- 14
- Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1990.
51 total births across 20 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1974 with 14 births in a single year.
Shontrell by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 33 births that decade — 65% of Shontrell's all-time total
Shontrell decade highlights
- Peak decade 33 births
- Runner-up 11 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Shontrell's strongest decade
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 65% of all-time use.
Shontrell by state
Where Shontrell concentrates geographically — total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 6 | 11.8% |
6 of 51 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Louisiana 11.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Louisiana accounts for 11.8% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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.