Is Shontel a boy or girl name?

Shontel is a girl’s name. Of the 790 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 97.6% were girls and 2.4% were boys.

Shontel

Recorded 1967–2002 · United States

Shontel was most popular in 1972, when 45 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,965 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 790 people named Shontel.

Shontel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shontel’s peak in 1972. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shontel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shontel is a girl’s name — 97.6% of the 790 Americans given it were girls and 2.4% were 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.

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