Shontel
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- shahn-TELL
- Origin
- Modern
Shontel is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shontel come from?
Modern: modern coinage, a variant of Shantel (from Chantal)
Is Shontel a girl's or a boy's name?
Shontel is a girls' name.
How popular is Shontel in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1972, with 45 girls. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the girls named Shontel in the US since 1880 were born between 1974 and 1991, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shontel in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 33 | #3,424 |
| 1995 | 22 | #4,513 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 18 | #5,200 |
| 1992 | 31 | #3,497 |
| 1991 | 22 | #4,491 |
| 1990 | 22 | #4,375 |
| 1989 | 19 | #4,664 |
| 1988 | 20 | #4,303 |
| 1987 | 26 | #3,421 |
| 1986 | 21 | #3,888 |
| 1985 | 24 | #3,516 |
| 1984 | 18 | #4,165 |
| 1983 | 17 | #4,285 |
| 1982 | 18 | #4,166 |
| 1981 | 17 | #4,343 |
| 1980 | 22 | #3,609 |
| 1979 | 19 | #3,902 |
| 1978 | 18 | #3,924 |
| 1977 | 35 | #2,463 |
| 1976 | 30 | #2,601 |
| 1975 | 36 | #2,278 |
| 1974 | 33 | #2,348 |
| 1973 | 35 | #2,223 |
| 1972 | 45 | #1,856 |
| 1971 | 33 | #2,340 |
| 1970 | 25 | #2,779 |
| 1969 | 17 | #3,317 |
| 1968 | 12 | #3,999 |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
Names like Shontel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rachel Sarah Sara Amy Amber Kayla Samantha Angel Nicole Chanel Amanda Katie
Names related to Shontel
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Shontel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shontel, updated 20 October 2026.