Shanelle
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-NEL
- Origin
- French
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,276 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #7,489 for girls
Shanelle is a girls' name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 7,489th for girls in the US (14 babies).
What does Shanelle mean?
French: respelling of Chanel, the French fashion surname
One of several spellings, alongside Chanel and Shanel, inspired by the French designer Coco Chanel.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Shanelle a girl's or a boy's name?
Shanelle is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 14 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shanelle in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,276th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Shanelle, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,326th. Its busiest year was 2003, with 31 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shanelle in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Shanelle in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 8 | #3,098 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,809 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,964 |
| 2012 | 14 | #2,103 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,917 |
| 2010 | 13 | #2,103 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,848 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,548 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,544 |
| 2006 | 29 | #1,035 |
| 2005 | 19 | #1,332 |
| 2004 | 29 | #967 |
| 2003 | 31 | #901 |
| 2002 | 29 | #884 |
| 2001 | 22 | #1,042 |
| 2000 | 22 | #1,043 |
| 1999 | 20 | #1,103 |
| 1998 | 27 | #891 |
| 1997 | 15 | #1,333 |
| 1996 | 23 | #958 |
How popular is Shanelle in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,489th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 110,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 56% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the US were named Shanelle, making it the 7,489th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,498th. Its busiest year was 1992, with 201 girls. It first appears in the records in 1966.
2025 had fewer girls named Shanelle than any year since 1970.
Half of all the girls named Shanelle in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 226 girls in the US were given Shanelle or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #981, up from #7,489 for this spelling alone.
Shanelle in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #7,489 |
| 2024 | 20 | #5,959 |
| 2023 | 23 | #5,386 |
| 2022 | 18 | #6,459 |
| 2021 | 34 | #4,163 |
| 2020 | 43 | #3,498 |
| 2019 | 44 | #3,498 |
| 2018 | 44 | #3,496 |
| 2017 | 35 | #4,146 |
| 2016 | 43 | #3,588 |
| 2015 | 53 | #3,129 |
| 2014 | 39 | #3,846 |
| 2013 | 60 | #2,836 |
| 2012 | 77 | #2,401 |
| 2011 | 66 | #2,663 |
| 2010 | 69 | #2,614 |
| 2009 | 66 | #2,729 |
| 2008 | 69 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 80 | #2,368 |
| 2006 | 64 | #2,757 |
| 2005 | 78 | #2,294 |
| 2004 | 55 | #2,885 |
| 2003 | 62 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 68 | #2,349 |
| 2001 | 66 | #2,375 |
| 2000 | 83 | #1,994 |
| 1999 | 109 | #1,546 |
| 1998 | 79 | #1,918 |
| 1997 | 93 | #1,680 |
| 1996 | 112 | #1,464 |
| 1995 | 141 | #1,211 |
| 1994 | 167 | #1,075 |
| 1993 | 169 | #1,076 |
| 1992 | 201 | #953 |
| 1991 | 182 | #1,009 |
| 1990 | 160 | #1,092 |
| 1989 | 181 | #957 |
| 1988 | 155 | #1,036 |
| 1987 | 147 | #1,050 |
| 1986 | 124 | #1,150 |
| 1985 | 142 | #1,046 |
| 1984 | 142 | #1,007 |
| 1983 | 121 | #1,114 |
| 1982 | 107 | #1,230 |
| 1981 | 115 | #1,158 |
| 1980 | 121 | #1,125 |
| 1979 | 98 | #1,288 |
| 1978 | 78 | #1,461 |
| 1977 | 66 | #1,609 |
| 1976 | 40 | #2,135 |
| 1975 | 41 | #2,097 |
| 1974 | 21 | #3,212 |
| 1973 | 23 | #2,914 |
| 1972 | 31 | #2,356 |
| 1971 | 25 | #2,801 |
| 1970 | 11 | #4,760 |
| 1969 | 18 | #3,198 |
| 1968 | 17 | #3,168 |
| 1967 | 9 | #4,624 |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
Names like Shanelle
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jasmine, Erin, Chloe, Brooke, Molly, Caoimhe, Ffion, Hannah, Keira, Zoe, Amber, Darcie
Other spellings of Shanelle
Names related to Shanelle
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcy, Genevieve, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle, Quincy
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, “Shanelle: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shanelle, updated 20 October 2026.