Girls' name · since 1988
Shellsea
Shellsea has 127 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,527 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 127
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shellsea is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 127 have been recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shellsea has been recorded 127 times among girls since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2010.
- #24,527 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 127 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shellsea ranks #24,527 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 127 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,527 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 127
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shellsea's 127 recorded births place it above 66.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shellsea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shellsea's full recorded timeline at 1999, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shellsea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2010
- Peak year (1998)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Shellsea by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (64 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Shellsea's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Shellsea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
64 births
- 2000s
2000s
53 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 64 births (50% of all-time use).
Shellsea by state
Where Shellsea concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 11.8% |
15 of 127 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shellsea's data
- Shellsea's decade-level peak was the 1990s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shellseas (15 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shellsea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1988–2010 (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 Shellsea 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.