Girls' name · since 1945
Shelli
6,983 babies named Shelli in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,081 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,983
- born since 1945
- 1960s
- peak decade
Shelli sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 6,983 recorded since 1945.
Shelli has 6,983 recorded births among girls since 1945, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2010.
- #2,081 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 6,983 born since 1945
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shelli ranks #2,081 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6,983 born since 1945, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,081 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,983
- born since 1945
- 1960s
- peak decade
Shelli's 6,983 recorded births place it above 97.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Shelli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shelli's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 23% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 77%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1946, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1968 peak of 396, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shelli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2010
- Peak year (1968)
- 396
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Shelli by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (3,217 births, 46% of the file).
1960s was Shelli's strongest decade.
3,217 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Shelli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 37
1940s
37 births
- 1950s 544
1950s
544 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,217 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,149 births
- 1980s 769
1980s
769 births
- 1990s 216
1990s
216 births
- 2000s 44
2000s
44 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 3,217 births (46% of all-time use).
How Shelli 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 Shelli's total volume
Shelli by state
Where Shelli concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 881 | 12.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 582 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 339 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 278 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 272 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Washington | | 224 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 216 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 209 | 3.0% |
881 of 6,983 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Shelli appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shelli's data
- Shelli's decade-level peak was the 1960s (3,217 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shellis (881 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shelli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1945–2010 (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 Shelli 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.