Shondell
The Story of Shondell
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Shondell as a girl name dates back to 1968, when 7 babies received it. 1973 was its biggest year on record, with 36 newborns named Shondell — #2,171 in the national rankings. About 67% of every Shondell on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Shondell last appeared in the published SSA data in 1993, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 237 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Shondell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1969, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1976: 26 births, good for #1,873 nationwide. About 56% of every Shondell on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Shondell last appeared in the published SSA data in 2008, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 262 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Shondell
Shondell is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 262 births in the dataset. Shondell's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #1,873. Use the chart and map above to compare Shondell'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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