How Many People Are Named Shelina?
An estimated 393 people in the United States have the first name Shelina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Shelina peaked in popularity in 1973 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shelina 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 Shelina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
393
About 1 in 872,148 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1973
25 births
Total Registered
426
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shelina
Shelina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 426 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shelina as a female name
Ranked #15,769 in 1997
5 female births in 1997
Peak: 1973 (25 births)
Shelina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shelina span from the 1960s to the 1990s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 165 babies were registered. While Shelina is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Shelina by Decade
How has Shelina 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.
Shelina by State
Shelina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shelina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shelina
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Shelina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shelina?
We estimate approximately 393 people named Shelina 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 872,148 Americans share this first name.
Is Shelina a common name?
Shelina is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 426 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shelina most popular?
Shelina reached peak popularity in 1973, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shelina is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shelina a female name?
Shelina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shelina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shelina Smith, Shelina Johnson, Shelina 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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