How Many People Are Named Shantelle?
An estimated 2,530 people in the United States have the first name Shantelle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Shantelle peaked in popularity in 1987 with 124 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shantelle 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 Shantelle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,530
About 1 in 135,476 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1987
124 births
Total Registered
2,680
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shantelle
Shantelle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,680 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shantelle as a female name
Ranked #10,368 in 2019
10 female births in 2019
Peak: 1987 (124 births)
Shantelle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shantelle span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 911 babies were registered. Shantelle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shantelle by Decade
How has Shantelle 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.
Shantelle by State
Birth registrations for Shantelle span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Louisiana, California, New York. The lowest are in Wisconsin, New Jersey, Colorado. On average, about 43 Shantelles were registered per state.
Shantelle + Last Name Combinations
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Shantelle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shantelle?
We estimate approximately 2,530 people named Shantelle 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 135,476 Americans share this first name.
Is Shantelle a common name?
Shantelle is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,680 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shantelle most popular?
Shantelle reached peak popularity in 1987, when 124 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shantelle is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shantelle a female name?
Shantelle is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shantelle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shantelle Smith, Shantelle Johnson, Shantelle 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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