Shellia

SHEH-lee-uh /ˈʃɛliə/
girl 2 syllables fading

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

Shellia is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1980. Shellia was first reported in SSA data in 1941 and peaked in 1962 (28 births).

About the name Shellia

PronunciationSHEH-lee-uh /ˈʃɛliə/
28peak births 1962
1941first in SSA data

Names similar to Shellia

How popular is Shellia?

Girls named Shellia
19411950196019701980
Girls named Shellia per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1941–1980 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1980) 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

Shellia total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19806—#10,172
19785—#11,181
197510—#5,904
19735—#9,544
19727—#7,145
19718—#6,503
197012—#4,718
196910—#4,994
196811—#4,445
196714—#3,621
196614—#3,523
196515—#3,381
196417—#3,217
196318—#3,046
196228—#2,304
196119—#2,936
196022—#2,634
195912—#3,792
195813—#3,523
195714—#3,281
195615—#3,159
195511—#3,752
195418—#2,686
195317—#2,682
195218—#2,569
19519—#3,958
195013—#3,032
19496—#5,170
19488—#4,160
19479—#3,976
19467—#4,352
19416—#4,363