Shaniel

Girl · recorded 1978–1995

  • 1995last recorded
  • 1978best year

Most popular in 1978.

Last recorded in 1995. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Shaniel.

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Its story

Popularity since 1978

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 7 recorded years as a table
Shaniel, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19784
19893
19903
19913
19933
19943
19953

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Shaniel isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Shaniel

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1995
6
Rank in 1995
#11,783
How rare
1 in 293,091 girls
Since 1978
40

Shaniel was last recorded in 1995. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1978, at 4 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Shaniel doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.