Shelley
4 countries#7885 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Shelley was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
74,339 births recorded 1892–2025 · currently #7885 · peaked in 1964 with 2,845 births
Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Ohio, Michigan
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
954 births recorded 1974–2005 · peaked in 1980 with 77 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
72 births recorded 1956–2015 · peaked in 2000 with 7 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
13 births recorded 1997–2000 · peaked in 1997 with 6 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Shelley’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #3795 | — |
| 2007 | #4299 | ↓504 |
| 2008 | #4268 | ↑31 |
| 2009 | #4805 | ↓537 |
| 2010 | #4974 | ↓169 |
| 2011 | #5207 | ↓233 |
| 2012 | #7144 | ↓1937 |
| 2013 | #7372 | ↓228 |
| 2014 | #5993 | ↑1379 |
| 2015 | #8447 | ↓2454 |
| 2016 | #6901 | ↑1546 |
| 2017 | #8776 | ↓1875 |
| 2018 | #8617 | ↑159 |
| 2019 | #8597 | ↑20 |
| 2020 | #7212 | ↑1385 |
| 2021 | #8978 | ↓1766 |
| 2022 | #12243 | ↓3265 |
| 2023 | #10312 | ↑1931 |
| 2024 | #8946 | ↑1366 |
| 2025 | #7885 | ↑1061 |
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