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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Shannel

Shannel was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 1928th with 58 babies. More babies were named Shannel in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
198658 babies
Total since 1880
1,256babies recorded

Shannel popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#9,14713
2000#6,75316
1990#2,31255
1980#2,52738
1970#4,21114
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
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1890——
1880——

How popular is Shannel, counting every spelling?

Shannel 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.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Shanelle14#7,842109
Shanell5#16,90061
Shanel10#10,00158

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 old are people named Shannel?

About 1,200 people born in the US named Shannel are alive today, with a median age of 38; half are between 31 and 45. That makes Shannel mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Shannel by state

How common Shannel was among girls born in each state in 1984–1988, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.6×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesNY0.07Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.02Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesCA0.04Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesTX0.01Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Shannel, girls, 1984–1988. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Shannel: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shannel, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Shannel

How popular is the name Shannel?

Shannel was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 1928th with 58 babies. More babies were named Shannel in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Shannel a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Shannel in the US.

Where was Shannel most popular?

In 1984–1988, Shannel was most common in New York (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and New Jersey.