Shelma

SHEHL-muh /ˈʃɛlmə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Shelma is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1930s and has all but disappeared.

Shelma is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1966. Shelma was first reported in SSA data in 1937 and peaked in 1938 (10 births).

About the name Shelma

PronunciationSHEHL-muh /ˈʃɛlmə/
10peak births 1938
1937first in SSA data

Names similar to Shelma

How popular is Shelma?

Girls named Shelma
19371940194519501955196019651966
Girls named Shelma per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1937–1966 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1966) 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

Shelma total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19667—#5,712
19625—#7,413
19565—#6,751
19545—#6,501
19485—#5,923
19475—#6,002
19455—#5,152
19437—#4,143
19416—#4,364
19399—#3,114
193810—#2,902
19378—#3,397