Shantel Girl
How popular is Shantel?
#10,913 girl name in 2025
8 baby girls were named Shantel in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
10,032living people named Shantel (est.)
37median age of people named Shantel
10,319babies named Shantel since 1880
1 in 414,418US babies born in 2025
Shantel popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #10,913 for girls (▲ 204 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 8 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-58% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,450 in 2015, #7,554 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1990 (486 girls) |
| Highest rank | #498 in 1990 |
| First recorded | 1963 |
| 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 |
Shantel counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Shantal family of names ranked #3,706 for girls in 2025 (#3,455 the year before), with 22 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shantal | 14 | 64% |
| Shantel | 8 | 36% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Shantel by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 312 | #1,056 |
| 1970s | 1,939 | #682 |
| 1980s | 3,226 | #506 |
| 1990s | 3,475 | #498 |
| 2000s | 976 | #1,229 |
| 2010s | 271 | #3,074 |
| 2020s | 61 | #7,554 |
Girl names about as popular as Shantel
Questions
- Is Shantel a boy or girl name?
- Shantel is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Shantel were girls.
- How popular is the name Shantel?
- 8 baby girls were named Shantel in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
- When was Shantel most popular?
- Shantel peaked in 1990, when 486 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #498 in 1990.
- How many people are named Shantel?
- 10,319 babies have been named Shantel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 10,032 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.