Shelle

SHEHL /ˈʃɛl/
girl 2 syllables fading

Shelle is a rare variant of Sheila that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.

Shelle is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1991. Shelle was first reported in SSA data in 1949 and peaked in 1964 (40 births).

About the name Shelle

PronunciationSHEHL /ˈʃɛl/
40peak births 1964
1949first in SSA data

Names similar to Shelle

How popular is Shelle?

Girls named Shelle
1949195019601970198019901991
Girls named Shelle per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1949–1991 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1991) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Shelle total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19916—#12,893
19887—#10,218
19856—#10,463
19835—#11,756
19825—#12,006
19817—#8,908
19806—#10,171
19785—#11,180
19778—#7,450
197611—#5,537
197517—#3,917
19749—#6,166
197318—#3,609
197221—#3,158
197126—#2,790
197016—#3,844
196930—#2,391
196817—#3,287
196726—#2,426
196626—#2,400
196533—#2,058
196440—#1,886
196320—#2,848
196237—#1,912
196131—#2,142
196029—#2,188
195918—#2,851
195818—#2,841
195712—#3,653
195611—#3,873
19559—#4,332
195413—#3,303
19527—#4,854
195113—#3,088
19507—#4,676
19497—#4,601