Shanel
Abu Shanak is a village in, and the capital of, Bahmanshir-e Jonubi Rural District of the Central District of Abadan County, Khuzestan province, Iran.
Meaning & Origin of Shanel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Abu Shanak is a village in, and the capital of, Bahmanshir-e Jonubi Rural District of the Central District of Abadan County, Khuzestan province, Iran.
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The Story of Shanel
Shanel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1962, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 100 Shanels were born — ranking #1,547 that year. As of 2026, Shanel ranks #9,202 for baby girls with 9 births, falling sharply (-48%). In total, more than 3K Shanels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Shanel
Shanel is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Shanel's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #1,329. Use the chart and map above to compare Shanel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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