Girls' name · since 1959
Shelie
Shelie has 119 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,254 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 119
- born since 1959
- 1960s
- peak decade
119 girls have been named Shelie since 1959, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shelie has been recorded 119 times among girls since 1959, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 1978.
- #25,254 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 119 born since 1959
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shelie ranks #25,254 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 119 born since 1959, peaking in the 1960s.
- #25,254 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 119
- born since 1959
- 1960s
- peak decade
Shelie's 119 recorded births place it above 65.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shelie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shelie splits its recorded history at 1966: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shelie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1978
- Peak year (1970)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Shelie by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (68 births, 57% of the file).
1960s was Shelie's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Shelie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
68 births
- 1970s
1970s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 68 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Shelie's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (68 total births) through the 1970s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Shelie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1959–1978 (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 Shelie 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.