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Shantell

99% girls · last recorded 2021

Shantell has been given to about 5,106 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1987, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,958
Median age today40 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shantell per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1987 · 196
  • Born in 20250
  • All time5,106

How popular is Shantell?

Its best year was 1987, when 196 babies were given the name, ranking 871st. The typical living American called Shantell is about 40 years old today.

Names that sound like Shantell

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shantel0.92
  2. Shanell0.90
  3. Shante0.77
  4. Janell0.69
  5. Shanelle0.64
  6. Shanta0.59
  7. Adell0.59
  8. Marcell0.59

Middle names for Shantell

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shantell Anne0.81
  2. Shantell Catherine0.78
  3. Shantell Josephine0.78
  4. Shantell Rose0.77
  5. Shantell Marie0.77
  6. Shantell Grace0.77

Sibling names for Shantell

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Meredithsister · 0.81
  2. Aracelisister · 0.80
  3. Laceysister · 0.80
  4. Coreybrother · 0.79
  5. Kareembrother · 0.79
  6. Dereckbrother · 0.79

Where Shantell is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shantell Anderson0.77
    2. Shantell White0.72
    3. Shantell Nguyen0.72
    4. Shantell Moore0.72
    5. Shantell Brown0.72
    6. Shantell Young0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shantell

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.