Shondel
The Story of Shondel
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Shondel as a girl name dates back to 1967, when 5 babies received it. 1973 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Shondel — #6,080 in the national rankings. About 54% of every Shondel on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Shondel last appeared in the published SSA data in 1973, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 24 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Shondel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1973, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1973: 8 births, good for #3,694 nationwide. About 79% of every Shondel on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Shondel last appeared in the published SSA data in 1989, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 24 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Shondel
Shondel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 24 births in the dataset. Shondel's peak popularity came in 1973 when it ranked #6,080. Use the chart and map above to compare Shondel'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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