Girls' name · since 1941
Shellia
397 babies named Shellia in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,584 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 397
- born since 1941
- 1960s
- peak decade
Shellia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 397 have been recorded since 1941.
Shellia has 397 recorded births among girls since 1941, 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 1941 to 1980.
- #13,584 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 397 born since 1941
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shellia ranks #13,584 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 397 born since 1941, peaking in the 1960s.
- #13,584 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 397
- born since 1941
- 1960s
- peak decade
Shellia's 397 recorded births place it above 81.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Shellia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shellia's full recorded timeline at 1961, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1962 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shellia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1980
- Peak year (1962)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Shellia by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (168 births, 42% of the file).
1960s was Shellia's strongest decade.
168 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Shellia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 36
1940s
36 births
- 1950s
1950s
140 births
- 1960s
1960s
168 births
- 1970s 47
1970s
47 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 168 births (42% of all-time use).
Shellia by state
Where Shellia concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 6 | 1.5% |
| #2 | Arkansas | | 5 | 1.3% |
6 of 397 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Shellia's data
- Shellia's decade-level peak was the 1960s (168 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Shellias (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
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 Shellia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1941–1980 (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 Shellia 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.