Shelley

Given to 74,339 US babies since 1892

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Rank in 2025

#7,885

recorded as girls

1,061 since 2024

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

girls 13

Peak year

1972

2,384 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

74,339

since 1892

Born a Shelley? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Shelley was most popular in 1972, when 2,384 babies recorded as girls got the name (1.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 13 babies were named Shelley, ranking #7885 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	13	7,885	<5	—
2024	11	8,946	<5	—
2023	9	10,312	<5	—
2022	7	12,243	<5	—
2021	11	8,978	<5	—
2020	15	7,212	<5	—
2019	12	8,597	<5	—
2018	12	8,617	<5	—
2017	12	8,776	<5	—
2016	17	6,901	<5	—
2015	13	8,447	<5	—
2014	21	5,993	<5	—
2013	16	7,372	<5	—
2012	17	7,144	<5	—
2011	26	5,207	<5	—
2010	28	4,974	<5	—
2009	30	4,805	<5	—
2008	36	4,268	<5	—
2007	35	4,299	<5	—
2006	40	3,795	<5	—
2005	38	3,809	<5	—
2004	42	3,490	<5	—
2003	42	3,412	<5	—
2002	39	3,461	<5	—
2001	60	2,540	5	10,556
2000	69	2,258	<5	—
1999	85	1,857	<5	—
1998	94	1,690	10	5,840
1997	105	1,530	<5	—
1996	112	1,466	<5	—
1995	155	1,131	10	5,501
1994	162	1,105	<5	—
1993	223	870	<5	—
1992	266	774	<5	—
1991	257	797	5	8,236
1990	298	705	6	7,178
1989	380	577	6	6,941
1988	426	519	6	6,426
1987	502	442	5	6,951
1986	563	400	8	4,853
1985	569	395	9	4,333
1984	706	329	7	4,973
1983	777	300	6	5,484
1982	848	288	11	3,692
1981	912	273	10	3,858
1980	1,131	226	16	2,831
1979	1,065	243	16	2,777
1978	1,028	238	18	2,473
1977	1,104	226	15	2,791
1976	1,275	194	20	2,245
1975	1,547	170	24	1,948
1974	1,997	142	20	2,129
1973	2,258	128	35	1,435
1972	2,384	126	31	1,535
1971	2,274	140	29	1,637
1970	2,351	144	28	1,615
1969	2,479	135	29	1,492
1968	2,483	129	20	1,788
1967	2,510	141	19	1,809
1966	2,545	140	25	1,540
1965	2,528	148	19	1,806
1964	2,821	143	24	1,615
1963	2,734	148	16	2,044
1962	2,476	162	25	1,588
1961	2,141	180	41	1,233
1960	2,139	182	15	2,121
1959	1,848	191	19	1,865
1958	1,722	197	28	1,483
1957	1,722	200	27	1,511
1956	1,681	196	25	1,568
1955	1,738	192	26	1,503
1954	2,177	161	29	1,408
1953	1,937	168	41	1,155
1952	1,886	163	35	1,245
1951	1,845	166	46	1,052
1950	1,670	170	32	1,272
1949	1,017	233	29	1,348
1948	413	391	18	1,758
1947	219	577	30	1,336
1946	196	570	26	1,382
1945	171	561	28	1,249
1944	132	638	24	1,370
1943	111	734	22	1,486
1942	98	762	21	1,537
1941	53	1,006	19	1,588
1940	63	906	19	1,573
1939	59	918	14	1,879
1938	36	1,219	17	1,689
1937	47	1,035	23	1,403
1936	44	1,053	22	1,417
1935	43	1,055	15	1,837
1934	33	1,236	22	1,461
1933	28	1,364	11	2,214
1932	25	1,520	18	1,716
1931	33	1,258	11	2,328
1930	15	2,202	19	1,693
1929	13	2,437	12	2,317
1928	14	2,381	25	1,480
1927	13	2,552	24	1,561
1926	10	3,046	15	2,074
1925	6	4,426	16	2,012
1924	6	4,434	16	2,043
1923	7	3,971	16	2,020
1922	8	3,655	35	1,222
1921	7	4,023	22	1,648
1920	11	2,899	21	1,694
1919	<5	—	26	1,408
1918	8	3,512	16	1,998
1917	6	4,083	15	1,986
1916	<5	—	20	1,594
1915	8	3,134	29	1,217
1914	5	3,618	10	2,101
1913	<5	—	12	1,580
1912	5	2,979	7	2,045
1911	<5	—	9	1,190
1910	<5	—	10	1,045
1909	5	2,208	9	1,020
1908	<5	—	6	1,217
1907	<5	—	6	1,200
1906	<5	—	9	852
1905	<5	—	6	1,091
1904	<5	—	8	874
1903	<5	—	<5	—
1902	<5	—	<5	—
1901	<5	—	<5	—
1900	<5	—	9	902
1899	<5	—	9	714
1898	5	1,700	5	1,121
1897	<5	—	<5	—
1896	<5	—	5	1,101
1895	<5	—	7	872
1894	<5	—	5	1,074
1893	<5	—	8	768
1892	6	1,278	<5	—