Gracious
A modern American blend combining the name Shawn with the popular suffix -tel, likely influenced by names like Chantel. It ultimately derives from the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning God is gracious, via the French Jean.
Less common today
Shawntel isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,142 in 1995.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Miss America 1996
