How Many People Are Named Shanelle Gonzalez?

There are approximately 12 people named Shanelle Gonzalez living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 28,562,862 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Shanelle with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gonzalez. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 28,562,862 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Shanelle

Last Name

Gonzalez

Shanelle: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Shanelle. The peak year was 1992 with 201 births. The average person named Shanelle today is 32 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Shanelle

In the 2020 Census, the first name Shanelle was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (51.04%). The next largest recorded groups were White (19.28%) and Hispanic (14.18%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Shanelle in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Shanelle rose or fell over time.

White

19.28%

Black

51.04%

Hispanic

14.18%

Asian/Pacific Islander

6.28%

American Indian/Alaska Native

2.46%

Two or More Races

6.77%

Ancestry of the Gonzalez Surname

The surname Gonzalez was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Gonzalez in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

4.36%

Black

0.42%

Hispanic

94.39%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.42%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.16%

Two or More Races

0.25%

How we calculated this

The first name "Shanelle" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Gonzalez" appears at a rate of 277.15 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Shanelle are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 12 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Shanelle

Shanelle Smith Shanelle Johnson Shanelle Williams Shanelle Brown Shanelle Jones Shanelle Garcia

Other people with the surname Gonzalez

Michael Gonzalez James Gonzalez John Gonzalez David Gonzalez Robert Gonzalez William Gonzalez Christopher Gonzalez Joseph Gonzalez

Shanelle Gonzalez: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Shanelle Gonzalez?

We estimate approximately 12 people named Shanelle Gonzalez are alive in the United States today. The first name Shanelle is shared by 4,423 Americans, and the surname Gonzalez is shared by 949,953.

How rare is the name Shanelle Gonzalez?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 28,562,862 Americans. The first name Shanelle is rare and the surname Gonzalez is very common.

Is Shanelle a male or female name?

Shanelle is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1992 and the average bearer today is 32 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Shanelle?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Shanelle was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (51.04%). The next largest recorded groups were White (19.28%) and Hispanic (14.18%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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