Recorded 1971–1995 Girls' name Peak 1974 76 births

Shellyann — girls' name

76 babies named Shellyann in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s301980s231990s23

The verdict

76 girls have been named Shellyann since 1971, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1995.

76
total births
1971–1995
years on record
1970s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Shellyann was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

9 babies were named Shellyann in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shellyann

The Social Security Administration has registered 76 babies named Shellyann between 1971 and 1995, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shellyann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shellyann performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shellyann shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shellyann in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shellyann 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 76 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.

Shellyann at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

76

Since 1971

25 years of records

Peak year

1974

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1971

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1995

Shellyann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1971

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1974)
9
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
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Shellyann by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
30 births that decade — 39% of Shellyann's all-time total
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Shellyann by state

Where Shellyann concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shellyann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 6.6%
New York share of Shellyann's total US births 6.6%

5 of 76 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shellyann?
76 babies have been named Shellyann since 1971. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1974 with 9 births.
When was Shellyann most popular?
Shellyann was most popular in the 1970s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Shellyann most popular?
The top states for the name Shellyann are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Shellyann been used?
Shellyann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 25 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Shellyann?
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.

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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, 1971–1995 (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.