Girls' name · since 1936
Shelvie
Since 1936, U.S. Social Security records show 294 babies named Shelvie, peaking in 1937. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,087 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 294
- born since 1936
- 1930s
- peak decade
Shelvie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 294 recorded since 1936.
Shelvie has 294 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 1962.
- #16,087 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 294 born since 1936
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shelvie ranks #16,087 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 294 born since 1936, peaking in the 1930s.
- #16,087 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 294
- born since 1936
- 1930s
- peak decade
Shelvie's 294 recorded births place it above 77.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Shelvie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shelvie's full recorded timeline at 1944, 22% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 78% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1937 peak of 64 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shelvie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1962
- Peak year (1937)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Shelvie popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1934 (Shelvie as boys' name)
Shelvie by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (162 births, 55% of the file).
1930s was Shelvie's strongest decade.
162 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Shelvie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
162 births
- 1940s
1940s
103 births
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 162 births (55% of all-time use).
Shelvie by state
Where Shelvie concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 24 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 18 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 13 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 13 | 4.4% |
| #5 | West Virginia | | 12 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.7% |
24 of 294 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Shelvie's data
- Shelvie's decade-level peak was the 1930s (162 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Shelvies (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Shelvie: 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 (~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, 1936–1962 (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 Shelvie 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.