Shelli Girl
How popular is Shelli?
Peaked in 1968
No babies were recorded with the name Shelli in 2025. It was most used in 1968, when 396 girls got the name.
6,416living people named Shelli (est.)
57median age of people named Shelli
6,983babies named Shelli since 1880
Shelli popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1968 (396 girls) |
| Highest rank | #484 in 1968 |
| First recorded | 1945 |
Shelli 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.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Shelli by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 37 | #3,446 |
| 1950s | 544 | #943 |
| 1960s | 3,217 | #484 |
| 1970s | 2,149 | #512 |
| 1980s | 769 | #1,077 |
| 1990s | 216 | #2,837 |
| 2000s | 44 | #9,344 |
| 2010s | 7 | #13,442 |
Questions
- Is Shelli a boy or girl name?
- Shelli has mostly been a girl name. It hasn't been given to enough babies in the last 10 years to measure a recent split.
- How popular is the name Shelli?
- No babies were recorded with the name Shelli in 2025. It was most used in 1968, when 396 girls got the name.
- When was Shelli most popular?
- Shelli peaked in 1968, when 396 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #484 in 1968.
- How many people are named Shelli?
- 6,983 babies have been named Shelli in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,416 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 57.
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.