Shelvy

Where Shelvy comes from

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  • Vowel-ended
Shelvy through the years
  1. 1936
    First appearance
    #1,186 among girls with 36 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1937
    Peak, #1,070
    44 babies named Shelvy, the most in any year.
  3. 1941
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #2,018.
  4. 1993
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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