Shelley Girl
How popular is Shelley?
#7,883 girl name in 2025
13 baby girls were named Shelley in the US in 2025, making it the 7883rd most popular girl name.
64,963living people named Shelley (est.)
59median age of people named Shelley
74,339babies named Shelley since 1880
1 in 255,026US babies born in 2025
Shelley popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #7,883 for girls (▲ 1058 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 13 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (0% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #8,443 in 2015, #7,208 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1964 (2,821 girls) |
| Highest rank | #126 in 1972 |
| First recorded | 1892 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Shelley counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Shelly family of names ranked #2,928 for girls in 2025 (#2,668 the year before), with 34 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shelly | 21 | 62% |
| Shelley | 13 | 38% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Shelley by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 11 | #1,278 |
| 1900s | 5 | #2,208 |
| 1910s | 32 | #2,977 |
| 1920s | 95 | #2,380 |
| 1930s | 363 | #918 |
| 1940s | 2,473 | #233 |
| 1950s | 18,226 | #161 |
| 1960s | 24,856 | #129 |
| 1970s | 17,283 | #126 |
| 1980s | 6,814 | #226 |
| 1990s | 1,757 | #704 |
| 2000s | 431 | #2,254 |
| 2010s | 174 | #4,972 |
| 2020s | 66 | #7,208 |
Girl names about as popular as Shelley
Questions
- Is Shelley a boy or girl name?
- Shelley is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Shelley were girls.
- How popular is the name Shelley?
- 13 baby girls were named Shelley in the US in 2025, making it the 7883rd most popular girl name.
- When was Shelley most popular?
- Shelley peaked in 1964, when 2,821 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #126 in 1972.
- How many people are named Shelley?
- 74,339 babies have been named Shelley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 64,963 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 59.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.