Girls' name · since 1965
Sheley
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 32 babies named Sheley, peaking in 1968. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #40,340 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sheley sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 32 recorded since 1965.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheley has been recorded 32 times among girls since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 1974.
- #40,340 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 32 born since 1965
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheley ranks #40,340 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1965, peaking in the 1970s.
- #40,340 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sheley's 32 recorded births place it above 44.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sheley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sheley splits its recorded history at 1971: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1968 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sheley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1974
- Peak year (1968)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Sheley by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (21 births, 66% of the file).
1970s was Sheley's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Sheley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 21 births (66% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sheley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1965–1974 (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 Sheley 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.