Shelvey

SHEHL-vay /ˈʃɛlveɪ/
girl 2 syllables fading

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

Shelvey is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1947. Shelvey was first reported in SSA data in 1936 and peaked in 1937 (16 births).

About the name Shelvey

PronunciationSHEHL-vay /ˈʃɛlveɪ/
16peak births 1937
1936first in SSA data

Names similar to Shelvey

How popular is Shelvey?

Girls named Shelvey
1936194019451947
Girls named Shelvey per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1936–1947 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1947) 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

Shelvey total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19475—#6,003
19416—#4,365
19406—#4,284
19388—#3,422
193716—#2,082
19365—#4,773