Shellye

SHEH-leye /ˈʃɛlaɪ/
girl 2 syllables fading

Shellye is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.

Shellye is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1983. Shellye was first reported in SSA data in 1950 and peaked in 1965 (13 births).

About the name Shellye

PronunciationSHEH-leye /ˈʃɛlaɪ/
13peak births 1965
1950first in SSA data

Names similar to Shellye

How popular is Shellye?

Girls named Shellye
19501955196019651970197519801983
Girls named Shellye per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1950–1983 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1983) 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

Shellye total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19837—#8,844
19795—#11,648
19748—#6,769
19735—#9,546
197211—#5,045
197110—#5,460
197012—#4,719
196810—#4,725
19678—#5,372
196612—#3,916
196513—#3,707
19649—#4,946
196310—#4,494
196212—#3,974
19619—#4,835
19608—#5,111
19586—#5,998
19567—#5,242
19526—#5,475
19506—#5,213