Shely — girls' name

What the Data Says About Shely

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Shely between 1970 and 2002, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shely currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shely performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shely shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shely 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 31 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.