Recorded 1949–1984 Girls' name Peak 1970 290 births

Shellene — girls' name

290 babies named Shellene in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s391960s1171970s871980s42

The verdict

290 girls have been named Shellene since 1949, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1984.

290
total births
1949–1984
years on record
1960s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Shellene was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

22 babies were named Shellene in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shellene

The Social Security Administration has registered 290 babies named Shellene between 1949 and 1984, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shellene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shellene performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shellene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shellene 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 290 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.

Shellene at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

290

Since 1949

36 years of records

Peak year

1970

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1949

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1984

Shellene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1949

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1970)
22
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
0510152025 198419801975197119671963195919551949 5

Shellene by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
117 births that decade — 40% of Shellene's all-time total
1940s51950s391960s1171970s871980s42

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shellene?
290 babies have been named Shellene since 1949. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1970 with 22 births.
When was Shellene most popular?
Shellene was most popular in the 1960s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Shellene been used?
Shellene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 36 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Shellene?
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.

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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, 1949–1984 (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.