Girls' name · since 1990
Shelsey
224 babies named Shelsey in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,682 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 224
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shelsey is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 224 have been recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Shelsey recorded 224 times among girls since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2016.
- #18,682 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 224 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shelsey ranks #18,682 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 224 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,682 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 224
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shelsey's 224 recorded births place it above 74.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shelsey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shelsey splits its recorded history at 2003: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shelsey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2016
- Peak year (2005)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Shelsey by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (102 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Shelsey's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Shelsey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
84 births
- 2000s
2000s
102 births
- 2010s 38
2010s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 102 births (46% of all-time use).
Shelsey by state
Where Shelsey concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 2.2% |
16 of 224 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Shelsey's data
- Shelsey's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (102 total births) through the 2010s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Shelseys (16 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shelsey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1990–2016 (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 Shelsey 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.