Is Shelly a boy or girl name?
Shelly is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 30 girls and 0 boys were named Shelly, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 97.5% of the 86,588 US babies named Shelly were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,633
- Babies named Shelly since 1882
- 86,588
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 4,128 babies
Boys and girls named Shelly, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 54 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 50 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 126 | 5 | 3.8% |
| 1920s | 241 | 47 | 16.3% |
| 1930s | 243 | 194 | 44.4% |
| 1940s | 315 | 748 | 70.4% |
| 1950s | 358 | 8,796 | 96.1% |
| 1960s | 365 | 35,661 | 99% |
| 1970s | 290 | 25,533 | 98.9% |
| 1980s | 84 | 9,098 | 99.1% |
| 1990s | 34 | 2,731 | 98.8% |
| 2000s | 10 | 1,029 | 99% |
| 2010s | 0 | 423 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 133 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,633 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,124 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,593 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,145 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,757 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,757 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,295 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,147 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,522 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,266 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,161 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,202 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,904 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 57 | #3,006 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,419 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,683 |
| 2007 | 5 | #14,072 | 73 | #2,566 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,181 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,799 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,891 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,685 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,547 |
| 2001 | 5 | #12,037 | 125 | #1,505 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,304 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,210 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,132 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,131 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,840 | 217 | #907 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 240 | #821 |
| 1994 | 6 | #8,649 | 281 | #740 |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,497 | 307 | #699 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 348 | #647 |
| 1991 | 6 | #8,093 | 433 | #541 |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,327 | 413 | #565 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,235 | 466 | #505 |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,319 | 537 | #429 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 629 | #371 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,837 | 744 | #326 |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,412 | 884 | #283 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,498 | 949 | #258 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,850 | 1,073 | #230 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,456 | 1,137 | #226 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,445 | 1,228 | #212 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,582 | 1,451 | #186 |
| 1979 | 21 | #2,362 | 1,456 | #182 |
| 1978 | 27 | #1,907 | 1,501 | #175 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,766 | 1,848 | #151 |
| 1976 | 25 | #1,990 | 1,861 | #145 |
| 1975 | 27 | #1,822 | 2,484 | #113 |
| 1974 | 30 | #1,655 | 2,797 | #107 |
| 1973 | 37 | #1,397 | 2,910 | #104 |
| 1972 | 38 | #1,387 | 3,288 | #94 |
| 1971 | 31 | #1,592 | 3,637 | #103 |
| 1970 | 38 | #1,370 | 3,751 | #103 |
| 1969 | 36 | #1,349 | 3,676 | #102 |
| 1968 | 42 | #1,182 | 3,595 | #98 |
| 1967 | 27 | #1,502 | 3,648 | #94 |
| 1966 | 30 | #1,423 | 3,856 | #89 |
| 1965 | 44 | #1,141 | 3,850 | #98 |
| 1964 | 47 | #1,124 | 4,081 | #101 |
| 1963 | 31 | #1,420 | 3,789 | #117 |
| 1962 | 30 | #1,451 | 3,480 | #130 |
| 1961 | 39 | #1,279 | 2,995 | #145 |
| 1960 | 39 | #1,267 | 2,691 | #157 |
| 1959 | 26 | #1,584 | 1,883 | #188 |
| 1958 | 34 | #1,339 | 1,378 | #221 |
| 1957 | 37 | #1,297 | 1,211 | #244 |
| 1956 | 33 | #1,358 | 929 | #291 |
| 1955 | 20 | #1,780 | 786 | #306 |
| 1954 | 41 | #1,183 | 759 | #306 |
| 1953 | 32 | #1,353 | 571 | #356 |
| 1952 | 41 | #1,164 | 539 | #355 |
| 1951 | 39 | #1,168 | 407 | #415 |
| 1950 | 55 | #932 | 333 | #441 |
| 1949 | 36 | #1,199 | 181 | #615 |
| 1948 | 36 | #1,214 | 102 | #866 |
| 1947 | 33 | #1,292 | 74 | #1,037 |
| 1946 | 22 | #1,552 | 71 | #1,004 |
| 1945 | 36 | #1,102 | 74 | #880 |
| 1944 | 30 | #1,233 | 52 | #1,087 |
| 1943 | 34 | #1,182 | 66 | #985 |
| 1942 | 31 | #1,267 | 57 | #1,044 |
| 1941 | 28 | #1,271 | 35 | #1,308 |
| 1940 | 29 | #1,273 | 36 | #1,240 |
| 1939 | 25 | #1,354 | 39 | #1,178 |
| 1938 | 26 | #1,334 | 31 | #1,338 |
| 1937 | 30 | #1,228 | 31 | #1,328 |
| 1936 | 31 | #1,201 | 19 | #1,792 |
| 1935 | 27 | #1,324 | 18 | #1,904 |
| 1934 | 25 | #1,381 | 17 | #1,990 |
| 1933 | 15 | #1,893 | 6 | #4,157 |
| 1932 | 23 | #1,502 | 17 | #2,022 |
| 1931 | 16 | #1,917 | 10 | #2,950 |
| 1930 | 25 | #1,490 | 6 | #4,498 |
| 1929 | 24 | #1,519 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 37 | #1,184 | 7 | #4,137 |
| 1927 | 20 | #1,787 | 12 | #2,837 |
| 1926 | 26 | #1,460 | 5 | #5,518 |
| 1925 | 22 | #1,670 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 32 | #1,323 | 9 | #3,625 |
| 1923 | 29 | #1,380 | 8 | #3,916 |
| 1922 | 17 | #2,025 | 6 | #4,936 |
| 1921 | 16 | #2,140 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 18 | #1,953 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 18 | #1,868 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 23 | #1,589 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 15 | #2,077 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 18 | #1,757 | 5 | #5,059 |
| 1915 | 15 | #1,954 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 15 | #1,673 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 13 | #1,569 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,866 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,143 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,517 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,404 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 8 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 8 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 8 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 6 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 8 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,066 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 7 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 9 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #948 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 8 | #779 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,086 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 7 | #827 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shelly reached #763 in 1893. As a girl name, it reached #89 in 1966. 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 Shelly
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.