Shelly

Girl name

Shelly has been given to 86,610 babies in the U.S. since 1882. It peaked in 1964.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

86,610

Peak year

1964 (4,127 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1882

10-year trend

▼ -53%

Gender split

97% girls / 3% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Shelly.

87,042 babies since 1880

87,407 babies since 1910

84,514 babies since 1916

83,843 babies since 1924

91,895 babies since 1915

80,657 babies since 1940

79,530 babies since 1880

95,203 babies since 1915

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