Shely

SHEH-lee /ˈʃɛli/
girl 2 syllables fading

Shely is a very rare variant of Sheila that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.

Shely is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2002. Shely was first reported in SSA data in 1970 and peaked in 1972 (6 births).

About the name Shely

PronunciationSHEH-lee /ˈʃɛli/
6peak births 1972
1970first in SSA data

Names similar to Shely

How popular is Shely?

Girls named Shely
19701975198019851990199520002002
Girls named Shely per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1970–2002 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2002) 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

Shely total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200255#17,709
19895—#14,208
19765—#10,628
19726—#8,080
19715—#9,385
19705—#9,095