How Many People Are Named Shelma?
people named Shelma are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 7,595,219 people in the US has this name
Based on 77 babies named Shelma in Social Security records from 1937 to 1966, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
10 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Shelma in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Shelma alive today is about 75 years old, and 87% are 60 or older.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Shelma first appears in the records in 1937 and was given most often in 1938, to 10 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1966.
Babies given the name each year, 1937 to 1966
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