Shanell Girl
How popular is Shanell?
#14,938 girl name in 2025
5 baby girls were named Shanell in the US in 2025, making it the 14938th most popular girl name.
4,598living people named Shanell (est.)
37median age of people named Shanell
4,719babies named Shanell since 1880
1 in 663,069US babies born in 2025
Shanell popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #14,938 for girls (▼ 6976 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-88% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,649 in 2015, #6,919 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1990 (208 girls) |
| Highest rank | #784 in 1984 |
| First recorded | 1964 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Shanell counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Shanelle family of names ranked #3,219 for girls in 2025 (#2,513 the year before), with 29 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Shanell by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 101 | #2,515 |
| 1970s | 798 | #1,051 |
| 1980s | 1,550 | #784 |
| 1990s | 1,223 | #917 |
| 2000s | 576 | #2,356 |
| 2010s | 382 | #2,937 |
| 2020s | 77 | #6,459 |
Girl names about as popular as Shanell
Questions
- Is Shanell a boy or girl name?
- Shanell is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Shanell were girls.
- How popular is the name Shanell?
- 5 baby girls were named Shanell in the US in 2025, making it the 14938th most popular girl name.
- When was Shanell most popular?
- Shanell peaked in 1990, when 208 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #784 in 1984.
- How many people are named Shanell?
- 4,719 babies have been named Shanell in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,598 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 37.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.