US rank #7759 Girls' name Peak 2006 466 births

Shelsy — #7759 US girls' name

466 babies named Shelsy in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s762000s2132010s1162020s61
#7759
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 56% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Shelsy was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

28 babies were named Shelsy in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shelsy

The Social Security Administration has registered 466 babies named Shelsy between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shelsy currently holds the #7759 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shelsy performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 213 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shelsy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 86 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Shelsy in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shelsy 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 466 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.

Shelsy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

466

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2006

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,759

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shelsy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
28
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
0102030 202420202016201220082004200019961994 5

Shelsy by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
213 births that decade — 46% of Shelsy's all-time total
1990s762000s2132010s1162020s61

Shelsy by state

Where Shelsy concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Shelsy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
86 18.5%
#2 Texas
25 5.4%
#3 New York
10 2.1%
#4 Florida
5 1.1%
California share of Shelsy's total US births 18.5%
Even split

86 of 466 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shelsy?
466 babies have been named Shelsy since 1994. It currently ranks #7759 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 28 births.
When was Shelsy most popular?
Shelsy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 213 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Shelsy most popular?
The top states for the name Shelsy are California (86 births), Texas (25 births), New York (10 births).
How long has the name Shelsy been used?
Shelsy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shelsy?
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, 1994–2024 (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.