Shelley

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Shelley is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (2% of births). There have been 74,326 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 72,573 as girls and 1,753 as boys. Shelley gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1964 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	11
2023	8
2022	7
2021	11
2020	15
2019	12
2018	12
2017	12
2016	17
2015	13
2014	21
2013	16
2012	17
2011	26
2010	28
2009	30
2008	36
2007	35
2006	40
2005	38
2004	42
2003	42
2002	39
2001	65
2000	69
1999	85
1998	104
1997	105
1996	112
1995	165
1994	162
1993	223
1992	266
1991	262
1990	304
1989	386
1988	432
1987	507
1986	571
1985	578
1984	713
1983	783
1982	859
1981	922
1980	1,147
1979	1,081
1978	1,046
1977	1,119
1976	1,295
1975	1,571
1974	2,017
1973	2,293
1972	2,415
1971	2,303
1970	2,379
1969	2,508
1968	2,503
1967	2,529
1966	2,570
1965	2,547
1964	2,845
1963	2,749
1962	2,502
1961	2,183
1960	2,153
1959	1,867
1958	1,750
1957	1,749
1956	1,706
1955	1,764
1954	2,206
1953	1,978
1952	1,921
1951	1,891
1950	1,703
1949	1,046
1948	431
1947	249
1946	222
1945	199
1944	156
1943	133
1942	119
1941	72
1940	82
1939	73
1938	53
1937	70
1936	66
1935	58
1934	55
1933	39
1932	43
1931	44
1930	34
1929	25
1928	39
1927	37
1926	25
1925	22
1924	22
1923	23
1922	43
1921	29
1920	32
1919	26
1918	24
1917	21
1916	20
1915	37
1914	15
1913	12
1912	12
1911	9
1910	10
1909	14
1908	6
1907	6
1906	9
1905	6
1904	8
1900	9
1899	9
1898	10
1896	5
1895	7
1894	5
1893	8
1892	6