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 first appears in 1925 and peaked in 1937 (44 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 6 | — | — | #8,548 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #6,405 | — |
| 1962 | 10 | — | #7,415 | #4,541 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #6,449 | — |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #7,147 | — |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #7,068 | — |
| 1957 | 6 | — | #5,979 | — |
| 1955 | 10 | — | #4,012 | — |
| 1952 | 6 | — | #5,476 | — |
| 1951 | 6 | — | #5,332 | — |
| 1950 | 14 | — | #3,919 | #4,126 |
| 1949 | 9 | — | #3,857 | — |
| 1947 | 7 | — | #4,709 | — |
| 1946 | 8 | — | #3,948 | — |
| 1945 | 7 | — | #3,972 | — |
| 1944 | 13 | — | #2,612 | — |
| 1943 | 12 | — | #2,834 | — |
| 1942 | 22 | — | #2,299 | #3,517 |
| 1941 | 22 | — | #2,086 | #3,939 |
| 1940 | 36 | — | #1,399 | #3,418 |
| 1939 | 38 | — | #1,305 | #3,913 |
| 1938 | 43 | — | #1,215 | #3,487 |
| 1937 | 50 | — | #1,084 | #3,481 |
| 1936 | 36 | — | #1,202 | — |
| 1931 | 6 | — | — | #3,699 |
| 1925 | 8 | — | — | #3,366 |