Recorded 1970–1988 Girls' name Peak 1977 64 births

Shuntell — girls' name

64 babies named Shuntell in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

64 girls have been named Shuntell since 1970, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1988.

64
total births
1970–1988
years on record
1970s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Shuntell was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

11 babies were named Shuntell in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shuntell

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Shuntell between 1970 and 1988, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shuntell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shuntell performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shuntell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shuntell 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 64 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.

Shuntell at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

64

Since 1970

19 years of records

Peak year

1977

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1970

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1988

Shuntell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1970

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1977)
11
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Shuntell by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
40 births that decade — 63% of Shuntell's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shuntell?
64 babies have been named Shuntell since 1970. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1977 with 11 births.
When was Shuntell most popular?
Shuntell was most popular in the 1970s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Shuntell been used?
Shuntell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 19 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Shuntell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shunta, Shunda, Shundra, Shukri, 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, 1970–1988 (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.