Shontell
- Last seen for girls in 2012 at #14,962
- Last seen for boys in 1976 at #4,935
- Given to girls 99.1% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1972 · 35 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 652since 1967
Shontell over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Shontell has never cracked the top 2,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 2012 | #14,962 | 6 | — | |
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| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | — | |
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| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | — | |
| 2001 | #13,521 | 6 | — | |
| 2000 | #9,874 | 9 | — | |
| 1999 | #8,223 | 11 | — | |
| 1998 | #8,584 | 10 | — | |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | — | |
| 1996 | #7,574 | 11 | — | |
| 1995 | #5,221 | 18 | — | |
| 1994 | #7,097 | 12 | — | |
| 1993 | #6,264 | 14 | — | |
| 1992 | #7,512 | 11 | — | |
| 1991 | #6,976 | 12 | — | |
| 1990 | #4,523 | 21 | — | |
| 1989 | #4,522 | 20 | — | |
| 1988 | #5,598 | 14 | — | |
| 1987 | #5,074 | 15 | — | |
| 1986 | #5,459 | 13 | — | |
| 1985 | #4,282 | 18 | — | |
| 1984 | #5,222 | 13 | — | |
| 1983 | #3,949 | 19 | — | |
| 1982 | #4,716 | 15 | — | |
| 1981 | #4,963 | 14 | — | |
| 1980 | #3,134 | 27 | — | |
| 1979 | #3,442 | 23 | — | |
| 1978 | #3,924 | 18 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,341 | 38 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,002 | 24 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | #2,456 | 32 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,616 | 28 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,309 | 33 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,173 | 35 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,542 | 29 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,938 | 23 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,768 | 23 | — | |
| 1968 | #4,000 | 12 | — | |
| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 | — | |
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First appearance
1967
The first year at least five girls were named Shontell! It came in at #5,457, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2002–2011, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Shontell is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Shontell in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Shontell
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2012
Rise & fade · girls
5 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1967
- Peaked 1972 at #2,173 (35 births)
- Births halved by 1981, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 40,346
- Highest: 1 in 40,346 girls born in 1977 were named Shontell (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 293,509 girls born in 2012 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #2,173 in 1972, was only 1 in 43,464 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1970s
- 43.4% of all girls named Shontell (283) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42 | #2,768 (1969) | #4,075 |
| 1970s | 283 | #2,173 (1972) | #2,774 |
| 1980s | 168 | #3,134 (1980) | #4,692 |
| 1990s | 128 | #4,523 (1990) | #7,178 |
| 2000s | 25 | #9,874 (2000) | #13,732 |
| 2010s | 6 | #14,962 (2012) | #14,962 |
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.
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