Recorded 1965–1974 Girls' name Peak 1968 32 births

Sheley — girls' name

32 babies named Sheley in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s21

The verdict

32 girls have been named Sheley since 1965, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1974.

32
total births
1965–1974
years on record
1970s
peak decade
66%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Sheley was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

6 babies were named Sheley in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheley

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Sheley between 1965 and 1974, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheley performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sheley shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheley 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 32 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.

Sheley at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

32

Since 1965

10 years of records

Peak year

1968

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1965

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1974

Sheley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1965

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1968)
6
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 197419731971197019681965 5

Sheley by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
21 births that decade — 66% of Sheley's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheley?
32 babies have been named Sheley since 1965. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1968 with 6 births.
When was Sheley most popular?
Sheley was most popular in the 1970s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Sheley been used?
Sheley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 10 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Sheley?
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, 1965–1974 (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.