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Shontelle

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How to Pronounce Shontelle

Pronounced shahn-TEL /ʃɑnˈtɛl/Medium

Meaning: Shontelle extends Shontel, a name that reworks the French Chantal, itself from a place name later linked to the French chant, song; the coined spelling is decorative and its meaning is loosely inherited.Low

In 30 seconds: Shontelle reworks Chantal into a fuller spelling, joining the Shon- sound to a -telle ending. It appeared for a small number of United States girls around 1971 (said shahn-TEL).
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Origin LowAmerican, French
MeaningShontelle extends Shontel, a name that reworks the French Chantal, itself from a place name later linked to the French chant, song; the coined spelling is decorative and its meaning is loosely inherited.
U.S. rank (2011)#19164 ↘ Falling
2011 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1971
Total births (all-time)≈ 257

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 197119692011

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Shontelle is an elaborated, distinctly American spelling in the Shon-/Chan- family that flourished in the later twentieth century. It stayed rare, touching a small high around 1971.

Given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak, it drifted on as a personal choice into the twenty-first century. A girl named Shontelle at that high would be in her early fifties today. The three-part flow gives it a musical, dressed-up feel.

Did you know? The distant ancestor of Shontelle is the French Chantal, a saint's name drawn from a southern French place name and later associated with the word for song.
Overall data confidence 40%
References - Shontelle — Elaboration of Shontel/Chantal, French, linked to chant, song

Variations

ShontelChantalShantel

Nicknames

ShonTelleShonnie

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If you like Shontelle…

Chantel— the closest cousin spelling of the name
Chantal— the French source name behind it
Rochelle— a like soft -elle girl's name
Shanelle— a like coined name of the same era

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Shontelle mean?

It is an elaborated form of Shontel or Chantal, a French name linked to the word for song.

How do you pronounce Shontelle?

It is said shahn-TEL /ʃɑnˈtɛl/, two syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Shontelle a boy or girl name?

Shontelle is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Shontelle?

It has always been rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-seventies.

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