Shelle
- Last seen for girls in 1991 at #11,509
- Peak · girls
- 1964 · 40 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 577since 1949
Shelle over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Shelle has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 |
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| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 |
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| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 |
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| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 |
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| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 |
| 1977 | #6,892 | 8 |
| 1976 | #5,215 | 11 |
| 1975 | #3,774 | 17 |
| 1974 | #5,776 | 9 |
| 1973 | #3,481 | 18 |
| 1972 | #3,062 | 21 |
| 1971 | #2,736 | 26 |
| 1970 | #3,712 | 16 |
| 1969 | #2,350 | 30 |
| 1968 | #3,169 | 17 |
| 1967 | #2,376 | 26 |
| 1966 | #2,357 | 26 |
| 1965 | #2,031 | 33 |
| 1964 | #1,867 | 40 |
| 1963 | #2,780 | 20 |
| 1962 | #1,889 | 37 |
| 1961 | #2,117 | 31 |
| 1960 | #2,150 | 29 |
| 1959 | #2,760 | 18 |
| 1958 | #2,755 | 18 |
| 1957 | #3,489 | 12 |
| 1956 | #3,696 | 11 |
| 1955 | #4,069 | 9 |
| 1954 | #3,157 | 13 |
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| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 |
| 1951 | #2,937 | 13 |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 |
| 1949 | #4,235 | 7 |
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First appearance
1949
The first year at least five girls were named Shelle! It came in at #4,235, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1953, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Shelle is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Shelle in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Shelle
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1991
Rise & fade · girls
15 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1949
- Peaked 1964 at #1,867 (40 births)
- Births halved by 1968, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 47,371
- Highest: 1 in 47,371 girls born in 1964 were named Shelle (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 312,501 girls born in 1991 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
- 50.1% of all girls named Shelle (289) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 7 | #4,235 (1949) | #4,235 |
| 1950s | 108 | #2,755 (1958) | #3,518 |
| 1960s | 289 | #1,867 (1964) | #2,309 |
| 1970s | 131 | #2,736 (1971) | #4,933 |
| 1980s | 36 | #8,128 (1981) | #9,428 |
| 1990s | 6 | #11,509 (1991) | #11,509 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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