Shanell
Shanell was the 16900th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 787th; the most babies were born in 1990 (208). Over the last ten years it has moved down 13,206 places. More babies were named Shanell in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #16,900 girls, down 9,722 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1990208 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,719babies recorded
Shanell popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 12 since 1974.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,900 | 5 |
| 2020 | #7,178 | 16 |
| 2010 | #2,973 | 58 |
| 2000 | #2,566 | 59 |
| 1990 | #919 | 208 |
| 1980 | #1,081 | 131 |
| 1970 | #3,547 | 18 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shanell, counting every spelling?
Shanell 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 Shanell?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shanell (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Shanell 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shanell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shanell?
About 4,600 people born in the US named Shanell are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 28 and 44. That makes Shanell 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Shanell: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shanell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shanell
How popular is the name Shanell?
Shanell was the 16900th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 787th; the most babies were born in 1990 (208). Over the last ten years it has moved down 13,206 places. More babies were named Shanell in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Shanell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Shanell in the US.