How Many People Are Named Shanell?
people named Shanell are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 74,576 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,719 babies named Shanell in Social Security records from 1964 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
208 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Shanell (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Shanell alive today is about 34 years old, and 71% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 27 and 43 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Shanell first appears in the records in 1964 and was given most often in 1990, to 208 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1964 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Shanell has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #787, in 1984. In 2025 it ranked #16,895.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #16,895 |
| Best rank | #787 (1984) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,003 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Shanell alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Shanell were born in New York than in any other state: about 550 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Shanell was given 4.2 times as often in Maryland, 3.1 times in Louisiana and 3 times in New York.
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