Girls' name · since 1936
Shelvey
46 babies named Shelvey in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #36,048 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1936
- 1930s
- peak decade
Shelvey is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 46 have been recorded since 1936.
Shelvey has 46 recorded births among girls since 1936, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 1947.
- #36,048 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 46 born since 1936
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shelvey ranks #36,048 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1936, peaking in the 1930s.
- #36,048 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1936
- 1930s
- peak decade
Shelvey's 46 recorded births place it above 50.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Shelvey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shelvey's full recorded timeline at 1940, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1936, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1937 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shelvey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1947
- Peak year (1937)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Shelvey by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (29 births, 63% of the file).
1930s was Shelvey's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Shelvey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
29 births
- 1940s
1940s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 29 births (63% of all-time use).
Shelvey by state
Where Shelvey concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 10.9% |
5 of 46 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shelvey's data
- Shelvey's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (29 total births) through the 1940s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Shelveys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Shelvey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~11 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, 1936–1947 (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 Shelvey 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.