Recorded 1969–1985 Girls' name Peak 1978 32 births

Shellina — girls' name

32 babies named Shellina in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s171980s10

The verdict

32 girls have been named Shellina since 1969, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1985.

32
total births
1969–1985
years on record
1970s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Shellina was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

7 babies were named Shellina in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shellina

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Shellina between 1969 and 1985, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shellina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shellina performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shellina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shellina 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 32 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.

Shellina at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

32

Since 1969

17 years of records

Peak year

1978

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1969

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1985

Shellina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1969

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1978)
7
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Shellina by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
17 births that decade — 53% of Shellina's all-time total
1960s51970s171980s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shellina?
32 babies have been named Shellina since 1969. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1978 with 7 births.
When was Shellina most popular?
Shellina was most popular in the 1970s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Shellina been used?
Shellina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 17 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Shellina?
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.

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, 1969–1985 (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.