Is Shanell a boy or girl name?
Shanell is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 13 girls and 0 boys were named Shanell, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 4,714 US babies named Shanell were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,326
- Babies named Shanell since 1964
- 4,714
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 208 babies
Boys and girls named Shanell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 101 | 100% |
| 1970s | 6 | 798 | 99.3% |
| 1980s | 6 | 1,550 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,223 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 576 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 382 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 72 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,326 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,882 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,668 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,032 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,176 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,145 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,762 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,165 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,228 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,694 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,537 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,992 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,457 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,653 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,973 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,885 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,209 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,471 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,169 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,549 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,959 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,873 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,635 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,375 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,566 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,466 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,182 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,800 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,653 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,638 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,345 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,209 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,122 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 194 | #972 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 208 | #919 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,753 | 164 | #1,047 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,072 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 162 | #978 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 174 | #925 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,076 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 204 | #787 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,013 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,043 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 152 | #968 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,081 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,052 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,076 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,198 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,250 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,135 |
| 1974 | 6 | #5,134 | 61 | #1,575 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,476 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,746 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,750 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,549 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,567 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,282 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,448 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,246 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,848 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shanell reached #5,134 in 1974. As a girl name, it reached #787 in 1984. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shanell
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.