Girls' name · since 1971
Shellyann
Shellyann has 76 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,257 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shellyann sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 76 recorded since 1971.
Shellyann has 76 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1995.
- #30,257 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 76 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shellyann ranks #30,257 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #30,257 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shellyann's 76 recorded births place it above 58.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shellyann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shellyann's full recorded timeline at 1985, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% 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 1974 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shellyann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1995
- Peak year (1974)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Shellyann by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (30 births, 39% of the file).
1970s was Shellyann's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Shellyann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
30 births
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 30 births (39% of all-time use).
Shellyann by state
Where Shellyann concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 6.6% |
5 of 76 births nationwide.
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- Shellyann's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (30 total births) through the 1990s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shellyanns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Shellyann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1971–1995 (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 Shellyann 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.