Name Legacy

Shanel

Recorded 1962–2025 · United States

Shanel was most popular in 1991, when 100 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,579 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,526 people named Shanel.

Most popular in1991
Rank that year#2,579
Births that year100
Total since 18802,526
Given to100% girls

Shanel over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Shanel’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shanel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shanel is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,526 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Shanel

Where Shanel is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org