How Many People Are Named Shellye?
people named Shellye are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,219,382 people in the US has this name
Based on 174 babies named Shellye in Social Security records from 1950 to 1983, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
13 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Shellye in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Shellye alive today is about 59 years old, and 53% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 54 and 63 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Shellye first appears in the records in 1950 and was given most often in 1965, to 13 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1983.
Babies given the name each year, 1950 to 1983
🏆 Rank History
Shellye has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,706, in 1965.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #3,706 (1965) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,603 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Shellye alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Shellye were born in Texas than in any other state: about 10 of those alive today.
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