Sheli is a rare variant of Sheila that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.
Sheli is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1991. Sheli was first reported in SSA data in 1954 and peaked in 1968 (43 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9 | — | #9,235 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #11,211 |
| 1988 | 9 | — | #8,290 |
| 1987 | 12 | — | #6,275 |
| 1986 | 8 | — | #8,389 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #10,462 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #10,054 |
| 1981 | 11 | — | #6,243 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #8,038 |
| 1979 | 12 | — | #5,708 |
| 1978 | 15 | — | #4,649 |
| 1977 | 14 | — | #4,889 |
| 1976 | 18 | — | #3,799 |
| 1975 | 22 | — | #3,239 |
| 1974 | 22 | — | #3,194 |
| 1973 | 26 | — | #2,736 |
| 1972 | 36 | — | #2,167 |
| 1971 | 37 | — | #2,209 |
| 1970 | 30 | — | #2,510 |
| 1969 | 30 | — | #2,390 |
| 1968 | 43 | — | #1,826 |
| 1967 | 29 | — | #2,264 |
| 1966 | 30 | — | #2,185 |
| 1965 | 26 | — | #2,397 |
| 1964 | 36 | — | #2,003 |
| 1963 | 27 | — | #2,351 |
| 1962 | 28 | — | #2,303 |
| 1961 | 17 | — | #3,167 |
| 1960 | 20 | — | #2,808 |
| 1959 | 12 | — | #3,791 |
| 1958 | 16 | — | #3,064 |
| 1957 | 9 | — | #4,495 |
| 1955 | 9 | — | #4,331 |
| 1954 | 7 | — | #5,067 |