How Many People Are Named Sheli?
An estimated 556 people in the United States have the first name Sheli. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Sheli peaked in popularity in 1968 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sheli 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 Sheli paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
556
About 1 in 616,465 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1968
43 births
Total Registered
647
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sheli
Sheli is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 647 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sheli as a female name
Ranked #9,235 in 1991
9 female births in 1991
Peak: 1968 (43 births)
Sheli: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sheli span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 286 babies were registered. Sheli has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sheli by Decade
How has Sheli 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.
Sheli by State
Birth registrations for Sheli span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Texas, California. On average, about 18 Shelis were registered per state.
Sheli + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sheli as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sheli: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sheli?
We estimate approximately 556 people named Sheli 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 616,465 Americans share this first name.
Is Sheli a common name?
Sheli is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 647 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sheli most popular?
Sheli reached peak popularity in 1968, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sheli is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sheli a female name?
Sheli is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sheli Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sheli Smith, Sheli Johnson, Sheli 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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