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Shantel

99% girls · 8 born in 2025

Shantel has been given to about 10,319 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1990, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 10,047
Median age today37 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shantel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1990 · 493
  • Born in 20258
  • All time10,319
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Shantel?

Its best year was 1990, when 493 babies were given the name, ranking 499th. The typical living American called Shantel is about 37 years old today.

Names that sound like Shantel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shantell0.92
  2. Chantel0.89
  3. Shanell0.80
  4. Chanel0.79
  5. Shante0.79
  6. Angel0.68
  7. Hazel0.68
  8. Janel0.68

Middle names for Shantel

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

Sibling names for Shantel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.86
  2. Bethanysister · 0.85
  3. Aracelisister · 0.84
  4. Coreybrother · 0.83
  5. Caseyeither · 0.83
  6. Kareembrother · 0.82

Where Shantel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

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