Feminine dossier · first seen 1967

Shannel

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1986

Peak era

1986

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Millennial

Quick answers about Shannel

How many people are named Shannel?

An estimated 1,200 living Americans are named Shannel.

How rare is Shannel?

Shannel fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Shannel?

The median age of a living American named Shannel is approximately 38 years, with most bearers falling between 31 and 45 years old.

Is Shannel still popular?

Not especially. Shannel has been declining since its 1986 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Shannel most common?

Shannel has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 3.2× more often than the national baseline.

1967Peak 19862025

Peak year

1986

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,256

Shannel last appeared in SSA records in 2023. Across its recorded history, about 1,256 American girls received the name.

Shannel peaked in 1986, when 58 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,256 Americans named Shannel since 1967.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationMillennial

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1986

Living profile

1,221

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age38

Core range31–45

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.

Geographic heartland

New York

3.2× higher affinity than the national baseline.

New York · 1990s 3.2×

New York · 1980s 2.9×