Recorded 1991–2012 Girls' name Peak 1996 88 births

Shelsie — girls' name

88 babies named Shelsie in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

88 girls have been named Shelsie since 1991, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2012.

88
total births
1991–2012
years on record
1990s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Shelsie was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

11 babies were named Shelsie in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shelsie

The Social Security Administration has registered 88 babies named Shelsie between 1991 and 2012, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shelsie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shelsie performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shelsie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shelsie 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 88 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.

Shelsie at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

88

Since 1991

22 years of records

Peak year

1996

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1991

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2012

Shelsie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1991

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1996)
11
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Shelsie by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
45 births that decade — 51% of Shelsie's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shelsie?
88 babies have been named Shelsie since 1991. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1996 with 11 births.
When was Shelsie most popular?
Shelsie was most popular in the 1990s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Shelsie been used?
Shelsie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 22 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Shelsie?
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, 1991–2012 (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.