Girls' name · since 1971
Shontrell
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.
- #34,884 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shontrell is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 51 have been recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Shontrell recorded 51 times among girls since 1971, 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 1971 to 1990.
- #34,884 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 51 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shontrell ranks #34,884 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #34,884 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shontrell's 51 recorded births place it above 51.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Shontrell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shontrell splits its recorded history at 1977: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shontrell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1990
- Peak year (1974)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Shontrell by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (33 births, 65% of the file).
1970s was Shontrell's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Shontrell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
33 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 33 births (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.
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What to do with Shontrell's data
- Shontrell's decade-level peak was the 1970s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Shontrells (6 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shontrell: 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 (~19 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, 1971–1990 (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 Shontrell 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.