Recorded 1961–1977 Girls' name Peak 1973 25 births

Shelee — girls' name

25 babies named Shelee in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

25 girls have been named Shelee since 1961, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1977.

25
total births
1961–1977
years on record
1970s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Shelee was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

10 babies were named Shelee in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shelee

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Shelee between 1961 and 1977, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shelee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shelee performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shelee shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shelee 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 25 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.

Shelee at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

25

Since 1961

17 years of records

Peak year

1973

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1961

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1977

Shelee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1961

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1973)
10
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Shelee by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
15 births that decade — 60% of Shelee's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shelee?
25 babies have been named Shelee since 1961. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1973 with 10 births.
When was Shelee most popular?
Shelee was most popular in the 1970s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Shelee been used?
Shelee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 17 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Shelee?
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, 1961–1977 (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.