Shanell
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-NEL
- Origin
- French
- US rank, 2025
- #14,937 for girls
Shanell is a girls' name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 14,937th for girls in the US (5 babies).
What does Shanell mean?
French: spelling of Chanel or Shanelle
Inspired by Chanel, the surname of the French fashion designer Coco Chanel.
Is Shanell a girl's or a boy's name?
Shanell is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shanell in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shanell in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Shanell in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Shanell in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 14,937th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 320,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the US were named Shanell, making it the 14,937th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,919th. Its busiest year was 1990, with 208 girls. It first appears in the records in 1964.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the fewest girls named Shanell since it first appeared, in 1964.
Half of all the girls named Shanell in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 226 girls in the US were given Shanell or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #981, up from #14,937 for this spelling alone.
Shanell in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #14,937 |
| 2024 | 13 | #7,962 |
| 2023 | 17 | #6,675 |
| 2022 | 18 | #6,459 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 16 | #6,919 |
| 2019 | 26 | #5,039 |
| 2018 | 22 | #5,615 |
| 2017 | 26 | #5,043 |
| 2016 | 35 | #4,156 |
| 2015 | 42 | #3,649 |
| 2014 | 45 | #3,484 |
| 2013 | 38 | #3,916 |
| 2012 | 47 | #3,418 |
| 2011 | 43 | #3,602 |
| 2010 | 58 | #2,937 |
| 2009 | 61 | #2,851 |
| 2008 | 53 | #3,157 |
| 2007 | 48 | #3,428 |
| 2006 | 53 | #3,135 |
| 2005 | 68 | #2,520 |
| 2004 | 54 | #2,923 |
| 2003 | 54 | #2,837 |
| 2002 | 59 | #2,602 |
| 2001 | 67 | #2,356 |
| 2000 | 59 | #2,541 |
| 1999 | 59 | #2,435 |
| 1998 | 66 | #2,161 |
| 1997 | 84 | #1,782 |
| 1996 | 93 | #1,639 |
| 1995 | 91 | #1,622 |
| 1994 | 125 | #1,338 |
| 1993 | 144 | #1,200 |
| 1992 | 159 | #1,114 |
| 1991 | 194 | #965 |
| 1990 | 208 | #917 |
| 1989 | 164 | #1,039 |
| 1988 | 148 | #1,065 |
| 1987 | 162 | #974 |
| 1986 | 174 | #922 |
| 1985 | 136 | #1,074 |
| 1984 | 204 | #784 |
| 1983 | 140 | #1,010 |
| 1982 | 139 | #1,041 |
| 1981 | 152 | #964 |
| 1980 | 131 | #1,077 |
| 1979 | 132 | #1,051 |
| 1978 | 123 | #1,072 |
| 1977 | 103 | #1,191 |
| 1976 | 90 | #1,244 |
| 1975 | 103 | #1,127 |
| 1974 | 61 | #1,563 |
| 1973 | 65 | #1,458 |
| 1972 | 51 | #1,724 |
| 1971 | 52 | #1,730 |
| 1970 | 18 | #3,435 |
| 1969 | 27 | #2,515 |
| 1968 | 17 | #3,168 |
| 1967 | 15 | #3,339 |
| 1966 | 16 | #3,147 |
| 1965 | 13 | #3,548 |
| 1964 | 13 | #3,691 |
Names like Shanell
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Erin, Ffion, Jasmine, Keira, Molly, Summer, Caitlin, Eden, Amber, Hannah, Kiara, Sarah
Other spellings of Shanell
Names related to Shanell
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcie, Darcy, Genevieve, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shanell: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shanell, updated 20 October 2026.