Recorded 1959–1978 Girls' name Peak 1970 119 births

Shelie — girls' name

119 babies named Shelie in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s681970s46

The verdict

119 girls have been named Shelie since 1959, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1978.

119
total births
1959–1978
years on record
1960s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Shelie was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

13 babies were named Shelie in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shelie

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Shelie between 1959 and 1978, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shelie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shelie performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shelie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shelie 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 119 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.

Shelie at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

119

Since 1959

20 years of records

Peak year

1970

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1959

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1978

Shelie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1959

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1970)
13
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
468101214 19781972197019681965196319611959 5

Shelie by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
68 births that decade — 57% of Shelie's all-time total
1950s51960s681970s46

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shelie?
119 babies have been named Shelie since 1959. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1970 with 13 births.
When was Shelie most popular?
Shelie was most popular in the 1960s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Shelie been used?
Shelie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 20 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Shelie?
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, 1959–1978 (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.