Girls' name · since 1969
Shuntel
Shuntel has 140 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,518 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 140
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shuntel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 140 have been recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Shuntel recorded 140 times among girls since 1969, 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 1969 to 1996.
- #23,518 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 140 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shuntel ranks #23,518 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 140 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #23,518 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 140
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shuntel's 140 recorded births place it above 67.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Shuntel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shuntel's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shuntel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1996
- Peak year (1974)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Shuntel by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (73 births, 52% of the file).
1970s was Shuntel's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Shuntel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
73 births
- 1980s
1980s
35 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 73 births (52% of all-time use).
Shuntel by state
Where Shuntel concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 5 | 3.6% |
5 of 140 births nationwide.
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- Shuntel's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (73 total births) through the 1990s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Tennessee records the most Shuntels (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee 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 Shuntel: 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 (~27 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, 1969–1996 (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 Shuntel 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.