Shell is a rare variant of Sheila that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.
Shell is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1986. Shell first appears in 1951 and peaked in 1965 (16 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 5 | — | #12,518 | — |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #11,755 | — |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #12,005 | — |
| 1974 | 8 | — | #6,768 | — |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #9,542 | — |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #8,078 | — |
| 1971 | 17 | — | #5,068 | #4,832 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | #6,269 | — |
| 1969 | 10 | — | #4,993 | — |
| 1968 | 15 | — | #6,145 | #3,326 |
| 1967 | 16 | — | #4,917 | #3,502 |
| 1966 | 19 | — | #3,915 | #3,496 |
| 1965 | 28 | — | #3,242 | #2,452 |
| 1964 | 20 | — | #4,945 | #2,640 |
| 1963 | 31 | — | #3,443 | #2,104 |
| 1962 | 9 | — | #4,807 | — |
| 1961 | 20 | — | #3,973 | #3,320 |
| 1960 | 23 | — | #3,887 | #2,664 |
| 1959 | 19 | — | #5,485 | #2,513 |
| 1958 | 12 | — | #5,320 | #4,424 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | — | #4,474 |
| 1953 | 8 | — | #4,539 | — |
| 1952 | 12 | — | #4,853 | #4,190 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | #6,106 | — |