Shelvy
- Last seen for girls in 1965 at #5,817
- Last seen for boys in 1993 at #7,638
- Given to girls 83.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1937 · 44 births
- Debut · girls
- 36 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 333since 1936
Shelvy over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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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| 1993 | — | #7,638 | 6 | |
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| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | — | |
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| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #5,851 | 6 | — | |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | — | |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | — | |
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| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | — | |
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| 1955 | #3,778 | 10 | — | |
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| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | — | |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | — | |
| 1950 | #3,662 | 9 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #3,612 | 9 | — | |
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| 1947 | #4,345 | 7 | — | |
| 1946 | #3,665 | 8 | — | |
| 1945 | #3,676 | 7 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,511 | 13 | — | |
| 1943 | #2,695 | 12 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,214 | 16 | #3,212 | 6 |
| 1941 | #2,018 | 17 | #3,505 | 5 |
| 1940 | #1,374 | 30 | #3,130 | 6 |
| 1939 | #1,291 | 33 | #3,480 | 5 |
| 1938 | #1,200 | 37 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1937 | #1,070 | 44 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1936 | #1,186 | 36 | — | |
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| 1931 | — | #3,390 | 6 | |
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| 1925 | — | #3,155 | 8 | |
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First appearance
1936
The first year at least five girls were named Shelvy! It came in at #1,186, and was given to 36 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1948, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Shelvy is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Shelvy in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Shelvy
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1965
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1936
- Peaked 1937 at #1,070 (44 births)
- Births halved by 1941, 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 24,183
- Highest: 1 in 24,183 girls born in 1937 were named Shelvy (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 294,194 girls born in 1965 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1930s
- 45.0% of all girls named Shelvy (150) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1993
- Mostly girls until 1992, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 150 | #1,070 (1937) | #1,187 |
| 1940s | 119 | #1,374 (1940) | #2,901 |
| 1950s | 42 | #3,662 (1950) | #4,801 |
| 1960s | 22 | #5,817 (1965) | #6,159 |
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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