Shellie Girl
How popular is Shellie?
Peaked in 1970
No babies were recorded with the name Shellie in 2025. It was most used in 1970, when 423 girls got the name.
8,855living people named Shellie (est.)
56median age of people named Shellie
10,859babies named Shellie since 1880
Shellie popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-100% babies vs 2015) |
| Peak year | 1970 (423 girls) |
| Highest rank | #478 in 1970 |
| First recorded | 1882 |
Shellie 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.
Shellie by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 24 | #908 |
| 1890s | 76 | #901 |
| 1900s | 78 | #1,015 |
| 1910s | 151 | #1,241 |
| 1920s | 117 | #2,109 |
| 1930s | 102 | #1,797 |
| 1940s | 247 | #1,164 |
| 1950s | 1,168 | #762 |
| 1960s | 3,412 | #480 |
| 1970s | 2,943 | #478 |
| 1980s | 1,100 | #952 |
| 1990s | 380 | #2,086 |
| 2000s | 143 | #3,733 |
| 2010s | 26 | #11,176 |
Questions
- Is Shellie a boy or girl name?
- Shellie 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 Shellie?
- No babies were recorded with the name Shellie in 2025. It was most used in 1970, when 423 girls got the name.
- When was Shellie most popular?
- Shellie peaked in 1970, when 423 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #478 in 1970.
- How many people are named Shellie?
- 10,859 babies have been named Shellie in the US since 1880. We estimate about 8,855 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 56.
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.