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Shandel

97% girls · last recorded 2002

Shandel has been given to about 375 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1991, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 364
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shandel per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1991 · 48
  • Born in 20250
  • All time375

How popular is Shandel?

Its best year was 1991, when 48 babies were given the name, ranking 2584th. The typical living American called Shandel is about 38 years old today.

Names that sound like Shandel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shantel0.89
  2. Shantell0.81
  3. Shanell0.80
  4. Chanel0.79
  5. Chantel0.79
  6. Angel0.68
  7. Hazel0.68
  8. Shante0.69

Middle names for Shandel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shandel Anne0.81
  2. Shandel Catherine0.78
  3. Shandel Josephine0.78
  4. Shandel Rose0.77
  5. Shandel Marie0.77
  6. Shandel Grace0.77

Sibling names for Shandel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.64
  2. Coreybrother · 0.63
  3. Bethanysister · 0.62
  4. Cassandrasister · 0.61
  5. Caseyeither · 0.61
  6. Dustinbrother · 0.59

Where Shandel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shandel Anderson0.77
    2. Shandel White0.72
    3. Shandel Nguyen0.72
    4. Shandel Moore0.72
    5. Shandel Hill0.72
    6. Shandel Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shandel

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.