Shelly
Rank in 2025
#5722
recorded as girls
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
21
girls 21
Peak year
1966
3,856 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
86,610
since 1882
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Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Shelly was most popular in 1966, when 3,856 babies recorded as girls got the name (2.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 21 babies were named Shelly, ranking #5722 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.
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| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | 5722 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 30 | 4560 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 20 | 5960 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 28 | 4793 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 30 | 4507 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 25 | 5003 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 29 | 4653 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 29 | 4662 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 34 | 4220 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 36 | 4083 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 45 | 3478 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 50 | 3226 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 52 | 3123 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 52 | 3169 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 39 | 3843 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 57 | 2976 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 80 | 2396 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 69 | 2663 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 73 | 2541 | 5 | 12367 |
| 2006 | 89 | 2165 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 109 | 1790 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 100 | 1883 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 114 | 1676 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 123 | 1535 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 125 | 1499 | 5 | 10556 |
| 2000 | 147 | 1301 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 158 | 1206 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 168 | 1129 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 166 | 1130 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 217 | 904 | 7 | 7136 |
| 1995 | 240 | 819 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 281 | 738 | 6 | 7770 |
| 1993 | 307 | 697 | 7 | 6816 |
| 1992 | 348 | 647 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 434 | 538 | 6 | 7271 |
| 1990 | 413 | 564 | 8 | 5823 |
| 1989 | 466 | 504 | 13 | 4017 |
| 1988 | 537 | 429 | 7 | 5751 |
| 1987 | 629 | 371 | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 744 | 325 | 7 | 5332 |
| 1985 | 885 | 281 | 6 | 5785 |
| 1984 | 949 | 258 | 9 | 4215 |
| 1983 | 1,073 | 230 | 8 | 4499 |
| 1982 | 1,137 | 226 | 13 | 3282 |
| 1981 | 1,228 | 212 | 9 | 4153 |
| 1980 | 1,451 | 186 | 12 | 3430 |
| 1979 | 1,456 | 182 | 21 | 2310 |
| 1978 | 1,501 | 175 | 27 | 1870 |
| 1977 | 1,848 | 151 | 16 | 2665 |
| 1976 | 1,861 | 145 | 25 | 1932 |
| 1975 | 2,484 | 113 | 27 | 1787 |
| 1974 | 2,797 | 107 | 30 | 1618 |
| 1973 | 2,910 | 104 | 37 | 1376 |
| 1972 | 3,288 | 94 | 38 | 1364 |
| 1971 | 3,637 | 103 | 31 | 1560 |
| 1970 | 3,751 | 103 | 38 | 1351 |
| 1969 | 3,676 | 102 | 36 | 1326 |
| 1968 | 3,595 | 98 | 42 | 1165 |
| 1967 | 3,648 | 94 | 27 | 1476 |
| 1966 | 3,856 | 89 | 30 | 1401 |
| 1965 | 3,850 | 98 | 44 | 1129 |
| 1964 | 4,080 | 101 | 47 | 1114 |
| 1963 | 3,790 | 117 | 31 | 1403 |
| 1962 | 3,480 | 130 | 30 | 1423 |
| 1961 | 2,994 | 145 | 39 | 1262 |
| 1960 | 2,692 | 157 | 39 | 1252 |
| 1959 | 1,883 | 188 | 26 | 1559 |
| 1958 | 1,379 | 221 | 34 | 1321 |
| 1957 | 1,210 | 244 | 37 | 1278 |
| 1956 | 929 | 291 | 33 | 1335 |
| 1955 | 786 | 306 | 20 | 1725 |
| 1954 | 759 | 306 | 41 | 1169 |
| 1953 | 571 | 356 | 32 | 1331 |
| 1952 | 538 | 355 | 41 | 1152 |
| 1951 | 407 | 415 | 39 | 1150 |
| 1950 | 333 | 440 | 55 | 926 |
| 1949 | 181 | 615 | 36 | 1185 |
| 1948 | 102 | 863 | 36 | 1194 |
| 1947 | 74 | 1031 | 33 | 1271 |
| 1946 | 71 | 997 | 22 | 1509 |
| 1945 | 74 | 873 | 36 | 1078 |
| 1944 | 52 | 1079 | 30 | 1212 |
| 1943 | 66 | 975 | 34 | 1170 |
| 1942 | 57 | 1037 | 31 | 1244 |
| 1941 | 35 | 1294 | 28 | 1254 |
| 1940 | 36 | 1218 | 29 | 1251 |
| 1939 | 39 | 1160 | 25 | 1323 |
| 1938 | 31 | 1316 | 26 | 1310 |
| 1937 | 31 | 1303 | 30 | 1212 |
| 1936 | 19 | 1741 | 31 | 1182 |
| 1935 | 18 | 1845 | 27 | 1295 |
| 1934 | 17 | 1913 | 25 | 1357 |
| 1933 | 6 | 3753 | 15 | 1829 |
| 1932 | 17 | 1957 | 23 | 1465 |
| 1931 | 10 | 2750 | 16 | 1843 |
| 1930 | 6 | 4047 | 25 | 1463 |
| 1929 | <5 | — | 24 | 1480 |
| 1928 | 7 | 3743 | 37 | 1165 |
| 1927 | 12 | 2699 | 20 | 1748 |
| 1926 | 5 | 4851 | 26 | 1432 |
| 1925 | <5 | — | 22 | 1628 |
| 1924 | 9 | 3393 | 32 | 1287 |
| 1923 | 8 | 3641 | 29 | 1358 |
| 1922 | 6 | 4445 | 17 | 1952 |
| 1921 | <5 | — | 16 | 2059 |
| 1920 | <5 | — | 18 | 1885 |
| 1919 | <5 | — | 18 | 1811 |
| 1918 | <5 | — | 23 | 1539 |
| 1917 | <5 | — | 15 | 1986 |
| 1916 | 5 | 4417 | 18 | 1698 |
| 1915 | <5 | — | 15 | 1878 |
| 1914 | <5 | — | 15 | 1608 |
| 1913 | <5 | — | 13 | 1497 |
| 1912 | <5 | — | 9 | 1746 |
| 1911 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1910 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1909 | <5 | — | 8 | 1083 |
| 1908 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1907 | <5 | — | 5 | 1345 |
| 1906 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1905 | <5 | — | 5 | 1233 |
| 1904 | <5 | — | 8 | 874 |
| 1903 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1902 | <5 | — | 8 | 862 |
| 1901 | <5 | — | 8 | 779 |
| 1900 | <5 | — | 8 | 968 |
| 1899 | <5 | — | 6 | 928 |
| 1898 | <5 | — | 7 | 885 |
| 1897 | <5 | — | 8 | 787 |
| 1896 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1895 | <5 | — | 6 | 978 |
| 1894 | <5 | — | 7 | 857 |
| 1893 | <5 | — | 9 | 705 |
| 1892 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1891 | <5 | — | 6 | 841 |
| 1890 | <5 | — | 5 | 994 |
| 1889 | <5 | — | 8 | 722 |
| 1888 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1887 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1886 | <5 | — | 5 | 959 |
| 1885 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1884 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1883 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1882 | <5 | — | 7 | 754 |
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Recorded as girls 97% · boys 3% across all years