Shanel is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 1991 and has since faded.
Shanel is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #10,001 for girl births in the United States (and #16,978 across all names), given to 10 babies. Shanel first appears in 1962 and peaked in 1991 (100 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | #10,001 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | #8,871 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | #11,046 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | #10,291 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | #6,925 |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 | #7,517 |
| 2019 | 19 | 19 | #6,379 |
| 2018 | 29 | 29 | #4,756 |
| 2017 | 18 | 18 | #6,769 |
| 2016 | 29 | 29 | #4,829 |
| 2015 | 16 | 16 | #7,560 |
| 2014 | 32 | 32 | #4,539 |
| 2013 | 30 | 30 | #4,738 |
| 2012 | 37 | 37 | #4,110 |
| 2011 | 24 | 24 | #5,699 |
| 2010 | 29 | 29 | #4,950 |
| 2009 | 38 | 38 | #4,092 |
| 2008 | 31 | 31 | #4,860 |
| 2007 | 38 | 38 | #4,118 |
| 2006 | 38 | 38 | #3,982 |
| 2005 | 38 | 38 | #3,862 |
| 2004 | 32 | 32 | #4,373 |
| 2003 | 33 | 33 | #4,098 |
| 2002 | 44 | 44 | #3,236 |
| 2001 | 21 | 21 | #5,538 |
| 2000 | 24 | 24 | #4,953 |
| 1999 | 46 | 46 | #2,925 |
| 1998 | 54 | 54 | #2,563 |
| 1997 | 43 | — | #2,866 |
| 1996 | 66 | — | #2,105 |
| 1995 | 56 | — | #2,364 |
| 1994 | 62 | — | #2,183 |
| 1993 | 66 | — | #2,087 |
| 1992 | 97 | — | #1,595 |
| 1991 | 100 | — | #1,551 |
| 1990 | 96 | — | #1,584 |
| 1989 | 73 | — | #1,833 |
| 1988 | 78 | — | #1,669 |
| 1987 | 75 | — | #1,643 |
| 1986 | 88 | — | #1,457 |
| 1985 | 68 | — | #1,708 |
| 1984 | 81 | — | #1,443 |
| 1983 | 90 | — | #1,341 |
| 1982 | 74 | — | #1,597 |
| 1981 | 80 | — | #1,514 |
| 1980 | 62 | — | #1,783 |
| 1979 | 57 | — | #1,873 |
| 1978 | 53 | — | #1,887 |
| 1977 | 41 | — | #2,244 |
| 1976 | 45 | — | #1,991 |
| 1975 | 36 | — | #2,315 |
| 1974 | 25 | — | #2,897 |
| 1973 | 26 | — | #2,733 |
| 1972 | 21 | — | #3,155 |
| 1971 | 21 | — | #3,244 |
| 1970 | 17 | — | #3,689 |
| 1969 | 19 | — | #3,180 |
| 1968 | 16 | — | #3,430 |
| 1966 | 9 | — | #4,795 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #6,390 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #6,446 |