Is Shelley a boy or girl name?
Shelley is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 0 boys were named Shelley, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 97.6% of the 74,326 US babies named Shelley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,430
- Babies named Shelley since 1892
- 74,326
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 2,845 babies
Boys and girls named Shelley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 39 | 11 | 22% |
| 1900s | 53 | 5 | 8.6% |
| 1910s | 154 | 32 | 17.2% |
| 1920s | 202 | 95 | 32% |
| 1930s | 172 | 363 | 67.9% |
| 1940s | 236 | 2,473 | 91.3% |
| 1950s | 308 | 18,227 | 98.3% |
| 1960s | 233 | 24,856 | 99.1% |
| 1970s | 236 | 17,283 | 98.7% |
| 1980s | 84 | 6,814 | 98.8% |
| 1990s | 31 | 1,757 | 98.3% |
| 2000s | 5 | 431 | 98.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 174 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 52 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,430 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,026 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,372 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,457 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,517 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,035 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,072 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,267 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,190 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,875 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,696 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,414 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,338 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,086 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,914 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,345 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,370 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,845 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,863 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,560 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,459 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,519 |
| 2001 | 5 | #12,036 | 60 | #2,565 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,274 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,872 |
| 1998 | 10 | #6,225 | 94 | #1,706 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,550 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,477 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,844 | 155 | #1,138 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,112 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 223 | #872 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 266 | #776 |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,413 | 257 | #798 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,964 | 298 | #706 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,765 | 380 | #578 |
| 1988 | 6 | #7,114 | 426 | #520 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,959 | 502 | #442 |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,261 | 563 | #400 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,640 | 569 | #395 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,487 | 706 | #330 |
| 1983 | 6 | #6,109 | 777 | #300 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,914 | 848 | #288 |
| 1981 | 10 | #4,105 | 912 | #273 |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,937 | 1,131 | #226 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,881 | 1,065 | #243 |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,555 | 1,028 | #239 |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,889 | 1,104 | #226 |
| 1976 | 20 | #2,318 | 1,275 | #194 |
| 1975 | 24 | #1,991 | 1,547 | #171 |
| 1974 | 20 | #2,188 | 1,997 | #142 |
| 1973 | 35 | #1,458 | 2,258 | #128 |
| 1972 | 31 | #1,558 | 2,384 | #126 |
| 1971 | 29 | #1,664 | 2,274 | #140 |
| 1970 | 28 | #1,651 | 2,351 | #144 |
| 1969 | 29 | #1,523 | 2,479 | #135 |
| 1968 | 20 | #1,824 | 2,483 | #129 |
| 1967 | 19 | #1,845 | 2,510 | #141 |
| 1966 | 25 | #1,571 | 2,545 | #140 |
| 1965 | 19 | #1,851 | 2,528 | #148 |
| 1964 | 24 | #1,652 | 2,821 | #143 |
| 1963 | 16 | #2,105 | 2,733 | #148 |
| 1962 | 25 | #1,618 | 2,477 | #162 |
| 1961 | 41 | #1,249 | 2,142 | #180 |
| 1960 | 15 | #2,196 | 2,138 | #182 |
| 1959 | 19 | #1,910 | 1,848 | #191 |
| 1958 | 28 | #1,510 | 1,722 | #197 |
| 1957 | 27 | #1,543 | 1,722 | #200 |
| 1956 | 25 | #1,600 | 1,681 | #196 |
| 1955 | 26 | #1,533 | 1,738 | #192 |
| 1954 | 29 | #1,431 | 2,177 | #161 |
| 1953 | 41 | #1,167 | 1,937 | #168 |
| 1952 | 35 | #1,267 | 1,886 | #164 |
| 1951 | 46 | #1,065 | 1,845 | #166 |
| 1950 | 32 | #1,286 | 1,671 | #170 |
| 1949 | 29 | #1,372 | 1,017 | #233 |
| 1948 | 18 | #1,810 | 413 | #391 |
| 1947 | 30 | #1,357 | 219 | #578 |
| 1946 | 26 | #1,405 | 196 | #571 |
| 1945 | 28 | #1,265 | 171 | #562 |
| 1944 | 24 | #1,395 | 132 | #643 |
| 1943 | 22 | #1,523 | 111 | #734 |
| 1942 | 21 | #1,583 | 98 | #767 |
| 1941 | 19 | #1,631 | 53 | #1,012 |
| 1940 | 19 | #1,618 | 63 | #911 |
| 1939 | 14 | #1,951 | 59 | #923 |
| 1938 | 17 | #1,732 | 36 | #1,227 |
| 1937 | 23 | #1,438 | 47 | #1,045 |
| 1936 | 22 | #1,456 | 44 | #1,060 |
| 1935 | 15 | #1,908 | 43 | #1,070 |
| 1934 | 22 | #1,491 | 33 | #1,256 |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,352 | 28 | #1,395 |
| 1932 | 18 | #1,772 | 25 | #1,564 |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,444 | 33 | #1,280 |
| 1930 | 19 | #1,744 | 15 | #2,290 |
| 1929 | 12 | #2,442 | 13 | #2,565 |
| 1928 | 25 | #1,515 | 14 | #2,486 |
| 1927 | 24 | #1,597 | 13 | #2,678 |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,172 | 10 | #3,240 |
| 1925 | 16 | #2,074 | 6 | #4,887 |
| 1924 | 16 | #2,121 | 6 | #4,971 |
| 1923 | 16 | #2,109 | 7 | #4,318 |
| 1922 | 35 | #1,239 | 8 | #3,963 |
| 1921 | 22 | #1,700 | 7 | #4,390 |
| 1920 | 21 | #1,737 | 11 | #3,069 |
| 1919 | 26 | #1,444 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 16 | #2,062 | 8 | #3,809 |
| 1917 | 15 | #2,076 | 6 | #4,518 |
| 1916 | 20 | #1,638 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 29 | #1,238 | 8 | #3,391 |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,249 | 5 | #4,116 |
| 1913 | 12 | #1,662 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,238 | 5 | #3,367 |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,276 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 9 | #1,074 | 5 | #2,502 |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,354 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,323 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 9 | #914 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,215 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 9 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 9 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,272 | 5 | #1,935 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 7 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,215 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 8 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,428 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shelley reached #772 in 1899. As a girl name, it reached #126 in 1972. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shelley
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.