Shontelle Hughes
There are approximately 1 people named Shontelle Hughes living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Shontelle with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Hughes. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Shontelle
238
Alive today
Named Hughes
260K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 238
Rarity: Very Rare
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1971
Average age: 44
Top Census group: Black or African American (63.9%)
Estimated bearers: 260K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #96
Per 100K: 75.92
Top ancestry: White (75.5%)
First name trend
Shontelle: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Shontelle. The peak year was 1971 with 20 births. The average person named Shontelle today is 44 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Shontelle
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Shontelle, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Black or African American at 63.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Shontelle described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Shontelle at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Black or African American63.9% · 177
- White23.5% · 65
- Hispanic or Latino6.1% · 17
- Two or more races3.2% · 9
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.8% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 4
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Hughes surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Hughes, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 75.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Hughes described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Hughes at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White75.5% · 171,334
- Black or African American15.8% · 35,769
- Two or more races4.1% · 9,374
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 7,792
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 1,500
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1,143
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Shontelle has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0001% of the US population, based on 238 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Shontelle right now.
The surname Hughes appears at a rate of 75.92 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0759%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Shontelle Hughes. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people with the surname Hughes
FAQ
Shontelle Hughes: questions and answers
How many people are named Shontelle Hughes?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Shontelle Hughes. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0001%) with the surname frequency (75.92 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Shontelle Hughes?
We classify Shontelle Hughes as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Shontelle a male or female name?
Shontelle is predominantly female. Out of 257 total SSA registrations, 0.0% were male and 100.0% were female. See the full Shontelle profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Shontelle Hughes?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how common the name Shontelle Hughes is at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.