How Many People Are Named Shannel?
An estimated 1,190 people in the United States have the first name Shannel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Shannel peaked in popularity in 1986 with 58 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shannel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shannel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,190
About 1 in 288,029 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1986
58 births
Total Registered
1,256
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shannel
Shannel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,256 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shannel as a female name
Ranked #17,239 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1986 (58 births)
Shannel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shannel span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 449 babies were registered. Shannel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shannel by Decade
How has Shannel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shannel by State
Birth registrations for Shannel span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Florida. The lowest are in Texas, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. On average, about 53 Shannels were registered per state.
Shannel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shannel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shannel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shannel?
We estimate approximately 1,190 people named Shannel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 288,029 Americans share this first name.
Is Shannel a common name?
Shannel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,256 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shannel most popular?
Shannel reached peak popularity in 1986, when 58 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shannel is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shannel a female name?
Shannel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shannel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shannel Smith, Shannel Johnson, Shannel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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