Shelvy

SHEHL-vee /ˈʃɛlvi/
girl 2 syllables fading

Shelvy is a rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1930s and has all but disappeared.

Shelvy is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1993. Shelvy was first reported in SSA data in 1925 and peaked in 1937 (44 births).

About the name Shelvy

PronunciationSHEHL-vee /ˈʃɛlvi/

Names similar to Shelvy

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How popular is Shelvy?

Girls named Shelvy
1936194019451950195519601965
Girls named Shelvy per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1925–1993 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1993) 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
Boys named Shelvy
192519301940195019601970198019901993
Boys named Shelvy per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1925–1993 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1993) 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

Shelvy total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
19936——#8,548
19656—#6,405—
196210—#7,415#4,541
19616—#6,449—
19605—#7,147—
19595—#7,068—
19576—#5,979—
195510—#4,012—
19526—#5,476—
19516—#5,332—
195014—#3,919#4,126
19499—#3,857—
19477—#4,709—
19468—#3,948—
19457—#3,972—
194413—#2,612—
194312—#2,834—
194222—#2,299#3,517
194122—#2,086#3,939
194036—#1,399#3,418
193938—#1,305#3,913
193843—#1,215#3,487
193750—#1,084#3,481
193636—#1,202—
19316——#3,699
19258——#3,366
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