Shelly

SHEH-lee /ˈʃɛli/
girl 2 syllables cooling

Shelly is a familiar girls' name that peaked in 1964 and has since faded.

Shelly is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #5,884 for girl births in the United States (and #10,222 across all names), given to 21 babies. Shelly first appears in 1882 and peaked in 1964 (4,080 births).

About the name Shelly

PronunciationSHEH-lee /ˈʃɛli/
CultureEnglishHebrew
#5,884among girls 2025
#10,222among all names 2025
21girls 2025

Names similar to Shelly

How popular is Shelly?

Girls named Shelly 21 in 2025
19161920194019601980200020202025
Girls named Shelly per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1882–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)
Boys named Shelly
18821900192019401960198020002007
Boys named Shelly per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1882–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)

Shelly total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
20252121#5,884
20243030#4,650
20232020#6,130
20222828#4,889
20213030#4,594
20202525#5,147
20192929#4,758
20182929#4,757
20173434#4,296
20163636#4,147
20154545#3,522
20145050#3,266
20135252#3,161
20125252#3,203
20113939#3,904
20105757#3,006
20098080#2,419
20086969#2,683
20077878#2,566#14,072
20068989#2,181
2005109109#1,799
2004100100#1,891
2003114114#1,685
2002123123#1,547
2001130130#1,505#12,038
2000147147#1,304
1999158158#1,210
1998168168#1,132
1997166#1,131
1996224#907#7,840
1995240#821
1994287#741#8,650
1993314#699#7,498
1992348#647
1991440#539#8,092
1990421#565#6,327
1989479#505#4,236
1988544#430#6,319
1987629#371
1986751#326#5,837
1985891#282#6,412
1984958#258#4,498
19831,081#230#4,849
19821,150#226#3,456
19811,237#212#4,444
19801,463#186#3,583
19791,477#182#2,362
19781,528#175#1,907
19771,864#151#2,766
19761,886#145#1,989
19752,511#113#1,822
19742,827#107#1,655
19732,947#104#1,397
19723,326#94#1,387
19713,668#103#1,592
19703,789#103#1,370
19693,712#102#1,349
19683,637#98#1,181
19673,675#94#1,502
19663,886#89#1,423
19653,894#98#1,141
19644,127#101#1,124
19633,821#117#1,421
19623,510#130#1,451
19613,033#145#1,278
19602,731#157#1,267
19591,909#188#1,584
19581,413#221#1,339
19571,247#245#1,297
1956962#291#1,358
1955806#306#1,780
1954800#306#1,183
1953603#356#1,353
1952579#355#1,164
1951446#415#1,168
1950388#441#932
1949217#615#1,200
1948138#866#1,214
1947107#1,037#1,292
194693#1,004#1,552
1945110#880#1,102
194482#1,087#1,233
1943100#984#1,182
194288#1,044#1,267
194163#1,308#1,271
194065#1,240#1,273
193964#1,178#1,354
193857#1,338#1,334
193761#1,328#1,228
193650#1,792#1,201
193545#1,904#1,324
193442#1,990#1,381
193321#4,157#1,893
193240#2,022#1,502
193126#2,950#1,917
193031#4,497#1,490
192924#1,519
192844#4,137#1,184
192732#2,837#1,787
192631#5,518#1,460
192522#1,670
192441#3,625#1,323
192337#3,916#1,380
192223#4,936#2,025
192116#2,139
192018#1,953
191918#1,868
191823#1,589
191715#2,077
191623#5,059#1,757
191515#1,954
191415#1,673
191313#1,569
19129#1,866
19098#1,143
19075#1,517
19055#1,404
19048#954
19028#918
19018#847
19008#1,039
18996#1,040
18987#983
18978#842
18956#1,066
18947#942
18939#763
18916#948
18905#1,141
18898#779
18865#1,086
18827#827