Is Shantel a boy or girl name?
Shantel was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.4% of the 10,311 US babies named Shantel were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #11,956
- Babies named Shantel since 1963
- 10,311
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 493 babies
Boys and girls named Shantel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 312 | 100% |
| 1970s | 28 | 1,939 | 98.6% |
| 1980s | 19 | 3,226 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 12 | 3,475 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 0 | 976 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 271 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 53 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,956 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,890 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,285 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,022 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,903 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,380 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,705 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,642 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,973 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,690 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,408 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,127 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,947 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,056 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,115 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,728 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,211 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,677 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,305 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,157 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,151 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,519 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,467 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,626 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,236 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,136 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 206 | #984 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 237 | #863 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 398 | #578 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 337 | #643 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 358 | #619 |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,935 | 402 | #586 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 439 | #538 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 439 | #531 |
| 1990 | 7 | #7,060 | 486 | #499 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,826 | 457 | #513 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 404 | #541 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 419 | #507 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 359 | #560 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 342 | #571 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 302 | #596 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 245 | #696 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 255 | #691 |
| 1981 | 6 | #6,131 | 224 | #738 |
| 1980 | 6 | #6,130 | 219 | #758 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 251 | #684 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,614 | 214 | #732 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 207 | #744 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 202 | #730 |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,247 | 189 | #755 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,785 | 192 | #745 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,987 | 196 | #726 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 201 | #716 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 169 | #824 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,049 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,062 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,065 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,262 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,295 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,032 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,896 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,226 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shantel reached #3,785 in 1974. As a girl name, it reached #499 in 1990. 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 Shantel
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.