Girls' name · since 1954
Sheli
Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 647 babies named Sheli, peaking in 1968. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,039 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 647
- born since 1954
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sheli sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 647 recorded since 1954.
Sheli has 647 recorded births among girls since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 1991.
- #10,039 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 647 born since 1954
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheli ranks #10,039 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 647 born since 1954, peaking in the 1960s.
- #10,039 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 647
- born since 1954
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sheli's 647 recorded births place it above 86.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sheli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sheli's full recorded timeline at 1972, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1968 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sheli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1991
- Peak year (1968)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Sheli by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (286 births, 44% of the file).
1960s was Sheli's strongest decade.
286 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Sheli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 53
1950s
53 births
- 1960s
1960s
286 births
- 1970s
1970s
232 births
- 1980s 60
1980s
60 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 286 births (44% of all-time use).
How Sheli compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sheli's total volume
Sheli by state
Where Sheli concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 36 | 5.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 6 | 0.9% |
36 of 647 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Sheli's data
- Sheli's decade-level peak was the 1960s (286 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shelis (36 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sheli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~37 yrs)
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, 1954–1991 (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 Sheli 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.