Shantel

#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · Last seen for boys in 1993 at #8,700
Given to girls 99.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
1990 · 486 births
Debut · girls
11 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
10,260
since 1963

Shantel over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Shantel has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #499, 1990girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#10,9178—
2024#11,1228—
2023#8,48612—
2022#9,68010—
2021#10,2929—
2020#7,55914—
2019#6,17619—
2018#7,40915—
2017#5,51723—
2016#4,85028—
2015#6,45219—
2014#6,20720—
2013#5,01327—
2012#4,83629—
2011#3,99937—
2010#3,07554—
2009#2,70567—
2008#3,15853—
2007#2,64769—
2006#2,28783—
2005#2,14086—
2004#2,13584—
2003#1,509129—
2002#1,456131—
2001#1,620113—
2000#1,231161—
1999#1,133173—
1998#981206—
1997#861237—
1996#577398—
1995#642337—
1994#618358—
1993#584402#8,7005
1992#537439—
1991#531439—
1990#499486#6,4157
1989#512457#6,2297
1988#539404—
1987#506419—
1986#559359—
1985#571342—
1984#595302—
1983#692245—
1982#686255—
1981#735224#5,4686
1980#757219#5,5256
1979#682251—
1978#731214#5,7725
1977#740207—
1976#723202—
1975#754189#3,9418
1974#741192#3,5589
1973#725196#4,5056
1972#712201—
1971#822169—
1970#1,042118—
1969#1,059107—
1968#1,05699—
1967#2,21229—
1966#2,24928—
1965#2,93818—
1964#2,82520—
1963#4,01911—
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First appearance
1963

The first year at least five girls were named Shantel! It came in at #4,019, and was given to 11 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2021–2025, when fewer than 13 girls a year got the name.

Where Shantel is popular in 1977

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedNHWashington: #594 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,554 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedMNIllinois: #1,099 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 12,054 girlsILWisconsin: #512 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,796 girlsWIMichigan: #769 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,159 girlsMINew York: #591 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 4,428 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedRIOregon: #447 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,946 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedINOhio: #762 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 8,767 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,651 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 21,367 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedUTColorado: #482 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,413 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedVAMaryland: #500 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,691 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #698 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,614 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #206 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 965 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Shantel, so not publishedALGeorgia: #544 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,105 girlsGAHawaii: #136 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 467 girlsHITexas: #909 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 8,372 girlsTXFlorida: #531 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,601 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#136 · 1 in 467
  2. Louisiana#206 · 1 in 965
  3. Oregon#447 · 1 in 2,946
  4. Colorado#482 · 1 in 3,413
  5. Maryland#500 · 1 in 3,691

Best ever in a state: #68 in Hawaii, 1983.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#136101 in 467
Louisiana#206291 in 965
Oregon#44751 in 2,946
Colorado#48251 in 3,413
Maryland#50051 in 3,691
Wisconsin#51251 in 5,796
Florida#531121 in 3,601
Georgia#54481 in 4,105
New York#591231 in 4,428
Washington#59451 in 4,554
North Carolina#69851 in 6,614
Ohio#76281 in 8,767
Michigan#76971 in 8,159
Texas#909121 in 8,372
Illinois#1,09961 in 12,054
California#1,65171 in 21,367
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Shantel
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 205 spots since 2024 (#11,122 → #10,917)
  • 3,358 spots since 2020 (#7,559 → #10,917)
  • 4,465 spots since 2015 (#6,452 → #10,917)
  • Biggest jump: 220 spots in 1971 (#1,042 → #822)
  • Biggest drop: 284 spots in 1997 (#577 → #861)
Rise & fade · girls
27 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1963
  • Peaked 1990 at #499 (486 births)
  • Births halved by 1997, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 28 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 28 yrs · run 1971–1998
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,906
  • Highest: 1 in 3,906 girls born in 1990 were named Shantel (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 200,908 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 33.9% of all girls named Shantel (3,475) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s312#1,056 (1968)#2,337
1970s1,939#682 (1979)#767
1980s3,226#506 (1987)#615
1990s3,475#499 (1990)#696
2000s976#1,231 (2000)#2,089
2010s271#3,075 (2010)#5,353
2020s61#7,559 (2020)#9,676

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Shantel in 1977

girls
#740
207 births · 1 in 7,407 girls

Top girls' names in 1977

  1. #1Jennifer58,964
  2. #2Melissa26,879
  3. #3Amy26,729
  4. #4Jessica24,846
  5. #5Heather23,773
  6. #6Angela20,998
  7. #7Michelle19,540
  8. #8Kimberly18,286
  9. #9Amanda18,278
  10. #10Kelly18,234
  11. #740Shantel207
More about 1977

girls

1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 7,407 of them was named Shantel, which outranked 93.5% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shantel
  1. #736Rocio210
  2. #738Mercedes209
  3. #739Beatriz208
  4. #740Shantel207
  5. #740Jeanie207
  6. #740Louise207
  7. #740Rosanna207
  8. #746Layla206
  9. #747Marian205
  10. #748Brandee204

Tied with 5 names at #740; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,746Shawnte#2,486 → #740
  2. ↑ 1,077Jacklyn#2,060 → #983
  3. ↑ 775Talia#1,482 → #707
  4. ↑ 605Haley#1,047 → #442
  5. ↑ 576Raven#1,154 → #578
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,033Liberty#543 → #1,576
  2. ↓ 464Luciana#545 → #1,009
  3. ↓ 441Danyel#999 → #1,440
  4. ↓ 428Chaka#897 → #1,325
  5. ↓ 322Catina#861 → #1,183

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1977 →