Shelvie
- Last seen for girls in 1962 at #5,860
- Last seen for boys in 1934 at #3,277
- Given to girls 98.0% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1937 · 64 births
- Debut · girls
- 32 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 294since 1936
Shelvie over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Shelvie has never cracked the top 800 here.
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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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| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | — | |
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| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | — | |
| 1955 | #3,778 | 10 | — | |
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| 1952 | #4,123 | 8 | — | |
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| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | — | |
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| 1947 | #3,448 | 10 | — | |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | — | |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,946 | 10 | — | |
| 1943 | #3,249 | 9 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,416 | 14 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,018 | 17 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,477 | 27 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,514 | 25 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,127 | 41 | — | |
| 1937 | #862 | 64 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,267 | 32 | — | |
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| 1934 | — | #3,277 | 6 | |
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First appearance
1936
The first year at least five girls were named Shelvie! It came in at #1,267, and was given to 32 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1948–1951, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Shelvie is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Shelvie in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Shelvie
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1962
- Biggest jump: 405 spots in 1937
- Biggest drop: 265 spots in 1938
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1936
- Peaked 1937 at #862 (64 births)
- Births halved by 1939, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1937
Share of babies · girls
1 in 16,626
- Highest: 1 in 16,626 girls born in 1937 were named Shelvie (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 327,767 girls born in 1962 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1930s
- 55.1% of all girls named Shelvie (162) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1930s | 162 | #862 (1937) | #1,193 |
| 1940s | 103 | #1,477 (1940) | #3,309 |
| 1950s | 23 | #3,778 (1955) | #4,618 |
| 1960s | 6 | #5,860 (1962) | #5,860 |
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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