Girls' name · since 1953
Schelly
107 babies named Schelly in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 107
- born since 1953
- 1960s
- peak decade
Schelly is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 107 have been recorded since 1953.
Social Security Administration records show Schelly recorded 107 times among girls since 1953, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 1974.
- #26,424 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 107 born since 1953
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Schelly ranks #26,424 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 107 born since 1953, peaking in the 1960s.
- #26,424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 107
- born since 1953
- 1960s
- peak decade
Schelly's 107 recorded births place it above 63.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Schelly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Schelly splits its recorded history at 1967: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1953 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Schelly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1974
- Peak year (1962)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Schelly by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (63 births, 59% of the file).
1960s was Schelly's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Schelly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
63 births
- 1970s
1970s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 63 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Schelly's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (63 total births) through the 1970s (34) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Schelly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~21 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1953–1974 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Schelly draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.