Recorded 1968–1996 Girls' name Peak 1972 137 births

Shelise — girls' name

137 babies named Shelise in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s151970s491980s401990s33

The verdict

137 girls have been named Shelise since 1968, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1996.

137
total births
1968–1996
years on record
1970s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Shelise was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

10 babies were named Shelise in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shelise

The Social Security Administration has registered 137 babies named Shelise between 1968 and 1996, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shelise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shelise performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shelise shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shelise 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 137 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.

Shelise at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

137

Since 1968

29 years of records

Peak year

1972

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1968

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1996

Shelise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1968

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1972)
10
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
4681012 1996199119871980197619711968 8

Shelise by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
49 births that decade — 36% of Shelise's all-time total
1960s151970s491980s401990s33

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shelise?
137 babies have been named Shelise since 1968. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1972 with 10 births.
When was Shelise most popular?
Shelise was most popular in the 1970s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Shelise been used?
Shelise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 29 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Shelise?
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, 1968–1996 (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.