Girl nameCurrently #4,633 in the USFalling
Shelly
//ˈʃɛli//
2 syllablesPeak year: 19646 lettersStarts with S
Meaning & origin
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Shelly's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Shelly |
|---|---|
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1886 | 5 |
| 1889 | 8 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 6 |
| 1893 | 9 |
| 1894 | 7 |
| 1895 | 6 |
| 1897 | 8 |
| 1898 | 7 |
| 1899 | 6 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1901 | 8 |
| 1902 | 8 |
| 1904 | 8 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 5 |
| 1909 | 8 |
| 1912 | 9 |
| 1913 | 13 |
| 1914 | 15 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 23 |
| 1917 | 15 |
| 1918 | 23 |
| 1919 | 18 |
| 1920 | 18 |
| 1921 | 16 |
| 1922 | 23 |
| 1923 | 37 |
| 1924 | 41 |
| 1925 | 22 |
| 1926 | 31 |
| 1927 | 32 |
| 1928 | 44 |
| 1929 | 24 |
| 1930 | 31 |
| 1931 | 26 |
| 1932 | 40 |
| 1933 | 21 |
| 1934 | 42 |
| 1935 | 45 |
| 1936 | 50 |
| 1937 | 61 |
| 1938 | 57 |
| 1939 | 64 |
| 1940 | 65 |
| 1941 | 63 |
| 1942 | 88 |
| 1943 | 100 |
| 1944 | 82 |
| 1945 | 110 |
| 1946 | 93 |
| 1947 | 107 |
| 1948 | 138 |
| 1949 | 217 |
| 1950 | 388 |
| 1951 | 446 |
| 1952 | 580 |
| 1953 | 603 |
| 1954 | 800 |
| 1955 | 806 |
| 1956 | 962 |
| 1957 | 1,248 |
| 1958 | 1,412 |
| 1959 | 1,909 |
| 1960 | 2,730 |
| 1961 | 3,034 |
| 1962 | 3,510 |
| 1963 | 3,820 |
| 1964 | 4,128 |
| 1965 | 3,894 |
| 1966 | 3,886 |
| 1967 | 3,675 |
| 1968 | 3,637 |
| 1969 | 3,712 |
| 1970 | 3,789 |
| 1971 | 3,668 |
| 1972 | 3,326 |
| 1973 | 2,947 |
| 1974 | 2,827 |
| 1975 | 2,511 |
| 1976 | 1,886 |
| 1977 | 1,864 |
| 1978 | 1,528 |
| 1979 | 1,477 |
| 1980 | 1,463 |
| 1981 | 1,237 |
| 1982 | 1,150 |
| 1983 | 1,081 |
| 1984 | 958 |
| 1985 | 890 |
| 1986 | 751 |
| 1987 | 629 |
| 1988 | 544 |
| 1989 | 479 |
| 1990 | 421 |
| 1991 | 439 |
| 1992 | 348 |
| 1993 | 314 |
| 1994 | 287 |
| 1995 | 240 |
| 1996 | 224 |
| 1997 | 166 |
| 1998 | 168 |
| 1999 | 158 |
| 2000 | 147 |
| 2001 | 130 |
| 2002 | 123 |
| 2003 | 114 |
| 2004 | 100 |
| 2005 | 109 |
| 2006 | 89 |
| 2007 | 78 |
| 2008 | 69 |
| 2009 | 80 |
| 2010 | 57 |
| 2011 | 39 |
| 2012 | 52 |
| 2013 | 52 |
| 2014 | 50 |
| 2015 | 45 |
| 2016 | 36 |
| 2017 | 34 |
| 2018 | 29 |
| 2019 | 29 |
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2021 | 30 |
| 2022 | 28 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2024 | 30 |
Shelly through the decades
- Shelly peaked in 1964, when 4,128 babies were named Shelly in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Shelly has fallen 55% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Shelly currently ranks #4,633 in the US and is cooling off.