Recorded 2000–2010 Girls' name Peak 2008 19 births

Shelcy — girls' name

19 babies named Shelcy in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

19 girls have been named Shelcy since 2000, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2010.

19
total births
2000–2010
years on record
2000s
peak decade
68%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Shelcy was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

7 babies were named Shelcy in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shelcy

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Shelcy between 2000 and 2010, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shelcy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shelcy performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shelcy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shelcy 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 19 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.

Shelcy at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

19

Since 2000

11 years of records

Peak year

2008

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

2000

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2010

Shelcy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2000

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2008)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
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Shelcy by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
13 births that decade — 68% of Shelcy's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shelcy?
19 babies have been named Shelcy since 2000. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2008 with 7 births.
When was Shelcy most popular?
Shelcy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Shelcy been used?
Shelcy has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 11 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Shelcy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sheila, Sherry, Shelby, Shelly, 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, 2000–2010 (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.