Recorded 1953–1974 Girls' name Peak 1962 107 births

Schelly — girls' name

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.

1950s101960s631970s34
1960s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Schelly was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

10 babies were named Schelly in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Schelly

The Social Security Administration has registered 107 babies named Schelly between 1953 and 1974, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Schelly currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Schelly performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Schelly shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Schelly in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 107 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Schelly at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

107

Since 1953

22 years of records

Peak year

1962

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1953

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1974

Schelly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1953

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1962)
10
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4681012 19741972197019681965196319611953 5

Schelly by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
63 births that decade — 59% of Schelly's all-time total
1950s101960s631970s34

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Schelly?
107 babies have been named Schelly since 1953. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1962 with 10 births.
When was Schelly most popular?
Schelly was most popular in the 1960s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Schelly been used?
Schelly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 22 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Schelly?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Schuyler, Schyler, Scherry, Scheryl, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1953–1974 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.