Girls' name · since 1949
Shellee
Since 1949, U.S. Social Security records show 859 babies named Shellee, peaking in 1966. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,342 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 859
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
Shellee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 859 have been recorded since 1949.
Social Security Administration records show Shellee recorded 859 times among girls since 1949, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2004.
- #8,342 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 859 born since 1949
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shellee ranks #8,342 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 859 born since 1949, peaking in the 1960s.
- #8,342 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 859
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
Shellee's 859 recorded births place it above 88.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shellee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shellee's full recorded timeline at 1973, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1966 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shellee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2004
- Peak year (1966)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Shellee by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (330 births, 38% of the file).
1960s was Shellee's strongest decade.
330 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Shellee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
140 births
- 1960s
1960s
330 births
- 1970s
1970s
234 births
- 1980s 115
1980s
115 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 330 births (38% of all-time use).
How Shellee 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 Shellee's total volume
Shellee by state
Where Shellee concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 98 | 11.4% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Washington | | 8 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Utah | | 5 | 0.6% |
98 of 859 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Shellee's data
- Shellee's decade-level peak was the 1960s (330 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shellees (98 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shellee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1949–2004 (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 Shellee 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.