Shanelle
Shanelle was the 7842nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 960th with 201 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,670 places. More babies were named Shanelle in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,842 girls, down 4,305 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1992201 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,625babies recorded
Shanelle popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,842 | 14 |
| 2020 | #3,537 | 43 |
| 2010 | #2,637 | 69 |
| 2000 | #2,013 | 83 |
| 1990 | #1,098 | 160 |
| 1980 | #1,131 | 121 |
| 1970 | #5,004 | 11 |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shanelle, counting every spelling?
Shanelle is the most common spelling of 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 Shanelle?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shanelle (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Shanelle 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 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shanelle.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shanelle?
About 4,500 people born in the US named Shanelle are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 23 and 41. That makes Shanelle 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.
Shanelle by state
How common Shanelle 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 Shanelle: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shanelle, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shanelle
How popular is the name Shanelle?
Shanelle was the 7842nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 960th with 201 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,670 places. More babies were named Shanelle in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Shanelle a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Shanelle in the US.
Where is Shanelle most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shanelle was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).