The first name Shanelle
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
From French Chanel, after Coco Chanel and under influence from -elle.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 5 girls were named Shanelle, making it the 4,201st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2004, with 28 births (#929).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Shanelle with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Shanelle at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 14 girls born in the United States were named Shanelle, the 7,842nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1992, when 201 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Shanelle
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Shanelle WorkmanAmerican actress, born 1978
Questions
- What does the name Shanelle mean?
- From French Chanel, after Coco Chanel and under influence from -elle.
- How popular is the name Shanelle?
- In 2025, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Shanelle, ranking 4,201st. Its peak was 2004, with 28 births.
- Is Shanelle a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 4,625 US babies named Shanelle since 1880 were girls.
- When was Shanelle most popular?
- 1992 in the United States, when 201 babies were named Shanelle, its highest rank at 960th.