Shelli

Last seen for girls in 2010 at #13,448

Peak · girls
1968 · 396 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
6,983
since 1945

Shelli over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Shelli has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201971peak #484, 1968girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2010#13,4487
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2007#17,6365
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2004#14,1796
2003#9,67110
2002#12,1877
2001#9,35110
2000#13,1546
1999#7,71612
1998#7,10413
1997#12,0706
1996#6,06415
1995#7,51411
1994#5,24918
1993#3,42232
1992#3,41932
1991#2,84341
1990#3,07836
1989#3,10434
1988#2,33047
1987#2,27647
1986#1,80263
1985#1,50581
1984#1,68465
1983#1,26099
1982#1,221109
1981#1,34093
1980#1,077131
1979#1,104123
1978#1,014134
1977#921152
1976#956133
1975#766185
1974#693212
1973#651230
1972#561295
1971#512364
1970#566321
1969#515361
1968#484396
1967#498368
1966#517333
1965#539310
1964#498386
1963#512361
1962#593281
1961#685230
1960#733191
1959#944123
1958#1,045100
1957#1,25470
1956#1,52049
1955#1,53744
1954#1,46547
1953#1,58638
1952#1,86129
1951#1,88527
1950#2,43617
1949#3,6129
1948#4,2057
1947#3,44810
1946#4,9605
1945#4,0256
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First appearance
1945

The first year at least five girls were named Shelli! It came in at #4,025, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2005–2009, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Shelli is popular in 1971

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Shelli, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Shelli, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Shelli, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Shelli, so not publishedNHWashington: #362 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,235 girlsWAIdaho: #196 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 698 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Shelli, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Shelli, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #409 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,868 girlsMNIllinois: #511 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 4,351 girlsILWisconsin: #517 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,182 girlsWIMichigan: #402 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,286 girlsMINew York: #1,552 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 25,043 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Shelli, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Shelli, so not publishedRIOregon: #306 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,669 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Shelli, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Shelli, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #192 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 836 girlsSDIowa: #423 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,857 girlsIAIndiana: #333 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,418 girlsINOhio: #370 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,099 girlsOHPennsylvania: #544 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,740 girlsPANew Jersey: #773 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,289 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Shelli, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #556 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 4,122 girlsCAUtah: #328 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,798 girlsUTColorado: #383 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,354 girlsCONebraska: #216 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,060 girlsNEMissouri: #366 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,849 girlsMOKentucky: #471 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,329 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Shelli, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Shelli, so not publishedVAMaryland: #518 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,689 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Shelli, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Shelli, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Shelli, so not publishedNMKansas: #299 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,691 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Shelli, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Shelli, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #615 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,711 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Shelli, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Shelli, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #253 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,261 girlsOKLouisiana: #512 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,644 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Shelli, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Shelli, so not publishedALGeorgia: #740 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,766 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Shelli, so not publishedHITexas: #447 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,807 girlsTXFlorida: #651 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,970 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#192 · 1 in 836
  2. Idaho#196 · 1 in 698
  3. Nebraska#216 · 1 in 1,060
  4. Oklahoma#253 · 1 in 1,261
  5. Kansas#299 · 1 in 1,691

Best ever in a state: #131 in Oklahoma, 1969.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#19251 in 836
Idaho#19671 in 698
Nebraska#216101 in 1,060
Oklahoma#253141 in 1,261
Kansas#29981 in 1,691
Oregon#30681 in 1,669
Utah#32861 in 1,798
Indiana#333171 in 2,418
Washington#362101 in 2,235
Missouri#366121 in 2,849
Ohio#370271 in 3,099
Colorado#38371 in 2,354
Michigan#402211 in 3,286
Minnesota#40971 in 3,868
Iowa#42351 in 3,857
Texas#447371 in 2,807
Kentucky#47161 in 4,329
Illinois#511191 in 4,351
Louisiana#51281 in 3,644
Wisconsin#51751 in 6,182
Maryland#51851 in 4,689
Pennsylvania#544141 in 5,740
California#556361 in 4,122
North Carolina#61561 in 6,711
Florida#65181 in 5,970
Georgia#74051 in 7,766
New Jersey#77351 in 9,289
New York#1,55251 in 25,043
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See more about Shelli
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2010
  • Biggest jump: 211 spots in 1960 (#944 → #733)
  • Biggest drop: 190 spots in 1976 (#766 → #956)
Rise & fade · girls
23 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1945
  • Peaked 1968 at #484 (396 births)
  • Births halved by 1975, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 19 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 19 yrs · run 1959–1977
Share of babies · girls
1 in 4,142
  • Highest: 1 in 4,142 girls born in 1968 were named Shelli (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 253,942 girls born in 2010 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 46.1% of all girls named Shelli (3,217) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s37#3,448 (1947)#4,050
1950s544#944 (1959)#1,553
1960s3,217#484 (1968)#557
1970s2,149#512 (1971)#774
1980s769#1,077 (1980)#1,760
1990s216#2,843 (1991)#5,848
2000s44#9,351 (2001)#12,696
2010s7#13,448 (2010)#13,448

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.

Shelli in 1971

girls
#512
364 births · 1 in 4,571 girls

Top girls' names in 1971

  1. #1Jennifer56,771
  2. #2Michelle33,160
  3. #3Lisa32,907
  4. #4Kimberly30,708
  5. #5Amy26,237
  6. #6Angela25,901
  7. #7Melissa23,875
  8. #8Tammy17,656
  9. #9Mary16,703
  10. #10Julie15,322
  11. #512Shelli364
More about 1971

girls

1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 4,571 of them was named Shelli, which outranked 94.7% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shelli
  1. #509Julianne369
  2. #510Caryn368
  3. #510Gwen368
  4. #512Shelli364
  5. #512Nanette364
  6. #514Demetria361
  7. #514Marion361
  8. #516Jerri359

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,115Yesenia#2,522 → #407
  2. ↑ 1,431Shayla#2,267 → #836
  3. ↑ 853Ebony#1,681 → #828
  4. ↑ 749Consuela#1,706 → #957
  5. ↑ 510Candida#1,196 → #686
Fallers
  1. ↓ 572Sebrina#916 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 382Janene#684 → #1,066
  3. ↓ 375Treena#989 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 356Tisa#910 → #1,266
  5. ↓ 351Shaun#929 → #1,280

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1971 →