How Many People Are Named Shelene?
An estimated 274 people in the United States have the first name Shelene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Shelene peaked in popularity in 1970 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shelene as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shelene paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
274
About 1 in 1,250,928 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1970
26 births
Total Registered
321
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shelene
Shelene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 321 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shelene as a female name
Ranked #11,602 in 1995
7 female births in 1995
Peak: 1970 (26 births)
Shelene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shelene span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 134 babies were registered. Shelene has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shelene by Decade
How has Shelene tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shelene by State
Shelene + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shelene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shelene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shelene?
We estimate approximately 274 people named Shelene are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,250,928 Americans share this first name.
Is Shelene a common name?
Shelene is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 321 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shelene most popular?
Shelene reached peak popularity in 1970, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shelene is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shelene a female name?
Shelene is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shelene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shelene Smith, Shelene Johnson, Shelene Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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