Shanel
Shanel was the 10001st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 1341st; the most babies were born in 1991 (100). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,441 places. More babies were named Shanel in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,001 girls, down 2,484 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1991100 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,526babies recorded
Shanel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,001 | 10 |
| 2020 | #7,517 | 15 |
| 2010 | #4,950 | 29 |
| 2000 | #4,953 | 24 |
| 1990 | #1,584 | 96 |
| 1980 | #1,783 | 62 |
| 1970 | #3,689 | 17 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shanel, counting every spelling?
Shanel is a spelling of Shanelle, a name family that had 29 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 29 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanelle | 14 | #7,842 | 109 |
| Shanell | 5 | #16,900 | 61 |
| Shanel | 10 | #10,001 | 58 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Shanel?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shanel (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Shanel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shanel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shanel?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Shanel are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 24 and 43. That makes Shanel mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Shanel by state
How common Shanel was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Shanel: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shanel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shanel
How popular is the name Shanel?
Shanel was the 10001st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 1341st; the most babies were born in 1991 (100). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,441 places. More babies were named Shanel in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Shanel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Shanel in the US.
Where is Shanel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shanel was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).