Girls' name · since 1994
Shelsy
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 478 babies named Shelsy, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,193 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,586 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 478
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shelsy currently ranks #8586 among girls' names in America, with 478 babies recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shelsy has been recorded 478 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #8586 nationally and more common than 50% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #12,193 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,586 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 478 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shelsy ranks #12,193 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,586 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 478 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,193 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,586 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 478
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shelsy's 478 recorded births place it above 83.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Shelsy compares
478 Top 46% higher than 54% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shelsy's all-time total is 27% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shelsy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 478 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shelsy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shelsy splits its recorded history at 2010: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shelsy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Shelsy by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (213 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Shelsy's strongest decade.
213 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Shelsy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 76
1990s
76 births
- 2000s
2000s
213 births
- 2010s
2010s
116 births
- 2020s 73
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 213 births (45% of all-time use).
Shelsy by state
Where Shelsy concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 86 | 18.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 25 | 5.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 10 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 1.0% |
86 of 478 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Shelsy's data
- Shelsy's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (213 total births) through the 2020s (73) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Shelsys (86 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 Shelsy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Shelsy 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.