Girls' name · since 1969
Shellina
Shellina has 32 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #40,341 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shellina sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 32 recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shellina has been recorded 32 times among girls since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1985.
- #40,341 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 32 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shellina ranks #40,341 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #40,341 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shellina's 32 recorded births place it above 44.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shellina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shellina splits its recorded history at 1978: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shellina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1985
- Peak year (1978)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Shellina by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (17 births, 53% of the file).
1970s was Shellina's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Shellina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 17 births (53% of all-time use).
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- Shellina's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 1980s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shellina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~16 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, 1969–1985 (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 Shellina 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.