Given name
Shantell
“from a stony place; a beautiful singer”
Shantell is a variant of Shantelle. In American use, Shantelle carries the interpretation “from a stony place; a beautiful singer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shantell is a variant of Shantelle. In American use, Shantelle carries the interpretation “from a stony place; a beautiful singer.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Shantell connects to the Chantal name family through Shantelle. An origin associated with Chantal is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shantell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,106
- 26 boys · 5,080 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 196 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −69%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 196 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,255 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Shantell’s family of names
In English usage, Shantell has a conventional equivalent in the German form Chantal. Shantell has a related form in Shantelle.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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