Shelly

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Shelly is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (2% of births). There have been 86,588 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 84,398 as girls and 2,190 as boys. Shelly gained popularity in the 1950s, peaked in 1964 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	30
2023	20
2022	28
2021	30
2020	25
2019	29
2018	29
2017	34
2016	36
2015	45
2014	50
2013	52
2012	52
2011	39
2010	57
2009	80
2008	69
2007	78
2006	89
2005	109
2004	100
2003	114
2002	123
2001	130
2000	147
1999	158
1998	168
1997	166
1996	224
1995	240
1994	287
1993	314
1992	348
1991	439
1990	421
1989	479
1988	544
1987	629
1986	751
1985	890
1984	958
1983	1,081
1982	1,150
1981	1,237
1980	1,463
1979	1,477
1978	1,528
1977	1,864
1976	1,886
1975	2,511
1974	2,827
1973	2,947
1972	3,326
1971	3,668
1970	3,789
1969	3,712
1968	3,637
1967	3,675
1966	3,886
1965	3,894
1964	4,128
1963	3,820
1962	3,510
1961	3,034
1960	2,730
1959	1,909
1958	1,412
1957	1,248
1956	962
1955	806
1954	800
1953	603
1952	580
1951	446
1950	388
1949	217
1948	138
1947	107
1946	93
1945	110
1944	82
1943	100
1942	88
1941	63
1940	65
1939	64
1938	57
1937	61
1936	50
1935	45
1934	42
1933	21
1932	40
1931	26
1930	31
1929	24
1928	44
1927	32
1926	31
1925	22
1924	41
1923	37
1922	23
1921	16
1920	18
1919	18
1918	23
1917	15
1916	23
1915	15
1914	15
1913	13
1912	9
1909	8
1907	5
1905	5
1904	8
1902	8
1901	8
1900	8
1899	6
1898	7
1897	8
1895	6
1894	7
1893	9
1891	6
1890	5
1889	8
1886	5
1882	7